Has anyone stumbled across a shim kit or bump steer kit for the steering rack. Also, a panhard rod or watts linkage for the suspension ?

 

I haven't - but I've only searched briefly for a bump steer kit.
How bad is the steering once these cars are lowered?
I'm assuming it's not that bad a problem for everyday use, as nobody appears to have complained about it, and enough people have lowered theirs.
It would be nice to know prior to lowering mine.

 

Not bad at all... I'm just trying to find a way to tighten-up the steering a little bit...

 

what steering rack are you talking about?

 

??? This is the Crossfire forum, isn't it ? Perhaps I misdialed the phone number !

Steering rack is a general term to describe the gear housing that makes-up the steering mechanism of a car... Yes, I know we have a reciprocating ball as opposed to a rack & pinion, if that was the point you were trying to make...

So, let's get back to the question... Has anyone found a shim kit or bump steer kit for the Crossfire ? And has anyone found a panhard rod or watts linkage for the Crossfire ?

 

Derek,

I was under the impression (and thought I had seen this for myself) that the rear of the car has independent suspension. Is this not correct?

If it has IRS, then the pahard bar and Watts linkage wouldn't be very useful. Probably an even stiffer sway bar in the front and rear would help, along with different struts/shocks.

Beyond that I'm clueless.

 

More so, the watts linkage in the rear could be helpful... I was reviewing some video that was shot from a friend that was following me on the track, and the rear end body, shifts (torques) quite a bit on some of the turns... The new wing may eliminate this to a point since it is set to +220 lbs of downforce... But a watts linkage should eliminate it completely... I'm afraid that tighter rear suspension would cause too much oversteer especially since the traction control is now disabled...

PS: I passed on the show in South Carolina... ABC didn't want to pay enough to make it worth my while to spend 6 months out of town... So, let's go play with NASA this season... Let's plan to do the event at Laguna Seca... I love that track...