295/35/18 on 9.5" wheel

GSS138

Well turn 6 at Big Willow has put me in Dukes of Hazard mode before but only once or twice per day usually

and just to add some tireporn:

http://imgur.com/ziFg8Xs

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clintfocus

just saying at sotck ride height and 18s you prolly have a long way for the suspension to travel before even getting close to body work. and you might also be hitting bump stop before you even get to the point of rubbing

GSS138

Well I'll take your word for it because I don't even know enough about wheels and suspension yet to totally understand what you just said. Care to elaborate on what you just said? .

BTW been watching your videos to learn buttonwillow, thanks for making those. I will be there Saturday with GF if you are there and see my car come say hi!

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clintfocus

What i was trying to say is, since your ride height is stock, its higher for example to mine, so the wheel/tire/suspension would have a longer distance to travel before coming in contact to body work then on my car which is lower(but by no mean "low"). Also, since the length of the shock body is longer then aftermarket coilover shock bodies, under compression load, you'll bottom out( hit bump stop) with your wheel/tire further from the body work then if you had a aftermarket coilover with shorter shock bodies. This is my theory as to why you are not rubbing with 18x10.5 et15 285/35/18 up front.

Any questions you have from watching the vids? have you been there before?
i wont be there saturday, only Sunday for the time attack, ill be driving the Black JDM Civic Type R i drove at Willow springs

GSS138

I have not done Button Willow yet so first time Saturday, we have the Nissan competition that day. Martin's and my car are parked next to each other up at corner 3 right now lol, his rear suspension was a mess when I dropped mine off last Saturday but I am sure Steve got it figured out this week.

I have contemplated staying on Sunday for a few sessions if I can keep the GF entertained long enough. It's a long drive for just one day. If I stay there I'll look for you, otherwise have fun and be safe.

No questions probably until I get a feel for the track but definitely have watched your video about 20 times already to try to memorize the turns!

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clintfocus

So after my further explanation, do you get what i was saying?

hope my vids help, i look forward to getting back out to buttonwillow with the Z on better tires then that vid

GSS138

Yeah, I get what you are saying, but isn't the post market setup also going to be tougher to bottom out with just because it is a stiffer system that is harder to compress?

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