Thread: Locked rear end on dedicated Autocrosser?
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Old 07-06-2007, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Chas H View Post
I've tried welded rears and was not impressed. The tight corners you'll have in auto-X are gonna make for a lot of scrubbing and loss of speed.
I would go with stiffer springs and larger sway bars and leave the rear as is until or unless you start to get excessive wheel spin.
I have excessive wheel spin unless I feather the throttle a lot. I have short springs already. I have not found a source for a larger antisway bar. The car feels pretty flat in the corners. I could exit them a lot faster if I didn't have to feather the throttle so much.

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