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[jakeru]

Hey Tom, nice repair work. You might want to consider mounting the helper/tender spring up top, with main spring down below. The reason is to reduce unsprung weight.

Keep up the good work. Can't believe you're going for a 2-week turnaround on this! Doesn't it take about that long to dial-in the alignment settings? Hope everything gets pulled straight so you can get the right alignment characteristics!

[thstone]

Originally Posted by jakeru

Hey Tom, nice repair work. You might want to consider mounting the helper/tender spring up top, with main spring down below. The reason is to reduce unsprung weight.

Thanks, I never though of this and will discuss with the shop.

Originally Posted by jakeru

Doesn't it take about that long to dial-in the alignment settings?

The plan is to set the car back at the same alignment spec's that it had before the accident. The net handling as a result of combining the old alignment specs with the changes from the repair plus the mix of new parts and old parts might not be exactly the same (in terms of handling characteristics), but it should be close enough to race it for a weekend and then adjust as necessary for the next race.

Originally Posted by jakeru

Hope everything gets pulled straight so you can get the right alignment characteristics!

There doesn't appear to be any damage to the chassis so the car didn't need any pulling (per se) but the front suspension subframe is being replaced. This should provide a completely straight and sold foundation to ensure a good and repeatable alignment.

At least, those are our assumptions! We'll see how it all works out soon enough.