Not CSL But sudgestions requested.

Funkster · 21-06-2012, 05:21 PM

Hi guys, Just wondering what suspension settings you guys would sudgest for our E36 race car......

We got on pretty well in our first years racing last year but it was mainly learning how to drive in a race situation and drive our car but this year we are trying to get a lot more in tune with the setup.

After a disastrous wet race last year I done loads of research on wet setup and it came good a few weeks back when we won our class at Donny.

What we are after now is the best possible dry setup we can manage..... It's a 328i Coupe with full cage, Cheapish BC racing inverted coilovers and non adjustable anti roll bars but front and rear camber is.

We run the car about 1300kg.

The only thing the car seems to lack is initial front end bite on turn in...... The back end is absolutley planted and never an issue, which I think is the reason behind the lack of front.

There is no push or understeer when you get on the throttle or mid way cornering but just on initial turn in.

We currentley run -3.75 front and -1.5 rear on Federal FZ201 Semi Slick race tyres.
We have the front with a total of 3mm toe out and the rear with 2mm toe in.

We did run the car before with a lot more front toe out which did help the turn in greatly but the straightline stability and breaking was shite and it locked up far too easily, Although I was quicker with this setup I have since been informed that it's not a good idea to run too much toe out anyway because of tyre wear and speed loss etc.

We are on a dry (hopefully) track day at Snetterton on monday where we are going to try out various settings before our race next weekend.

Our initial thing to try will be to stiffen up the rear and then maybe soften up the front. All tyres seem to have good temperature across the widths and we are also getting pretty good even wear.

Some of you guys seem to know your stuff so any sudgestions are greatly welcomed.

Cheers Matty ( MAD Motorsport )

21-06-2012, 05:21 PM	#1
Funkster S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: May 2011 Location: Norfolk Posts: 135 Casino cash: $4098	Not CSL But sudgestions requested. Hi guys, Just wondering what suspension settings you guys would sudgest for our E36 race car...... We got on pretty well in our first years racing last year but it was mainly learning how to drive in a race situation and drive our car but this year we are trying to get a lot more in tune with the setup. After a disastrous wet race last year I done loads of research on wet setup and it came good a few weeks back when we won our class at Donny. What we are after now is the best possible dry setup we can manage..... It's a 328i Coupe with full cage, Cheapish BC racing inverted coilovers and non adjustable anti roll bars but front and rear camber is. We run the car about 1300kg. The only thing the car seems to lack is initial front end bite on turn in...... The back end is absolutley planted and never an issue, which I think is the reason behind the lack of front. There is no push or understeer when you get on the throttle or mid way cornering but just on initial turn in. We currentley run -3.75 front and -1.5 rear on Federal FZ201 Semi Slick race tyres. We have the front with a total of 3mm toe out and the rear with 2mm toe in. We did run the car before with a lot more front toe out which did help the turn in greatly but the straightline stability and breaking was shite and it locked up far too easily, Although I was quicker with this setup I have since been informed that it's not a good idea to run too much toe out anyway because of tyre wear and speed loss etc. We are on a dry (hopefully) track day at Snetterton on monday where we are going to try out various settings before our race next weekend. Our initial thing to try will be to stiffen up the rear and then maybe soften up the front. All tyres seem to have good temperature across the widths and we are also getting pretty good even wear. Some of you guys seem to know your stuff so any sudgestions are greatly welcomed. Cheers Matty ( MAD Motorsport ) Last edited by Funkster; 21-06-2012 at 05:37 PM.