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<blockquote data-quote="JCP281" data-source="post: 15104999" data-attributes="member: 172839"><p>With my old vert, I set it up to be a corner carver as best I could with the budget I had at the time. </p><p></p><p>The mods I had were:</p><p></p><p>MM subframe connector (by far the very FIRST thing you need to do)</p><p>Eibach pro-kit</p><p>Bilstein HDs</p><p>IRS swap</p><p></p><p>Some criticisms I had about the shock/spring setup was while it handled fine, if you got to the edge of the limits of the tires the car did not react very well if you had to do transitional turn like sweepers. </p><p></p><p>On my current 99 Cobra I have mm SFC, koni yellows and H&R race springs and the car handles sweepers much better at the limit of the tires. I find the adjustability of the konis is probably the main difference because I can dial out some of the understeer from the front. </p><p></p><p>In terms of using your budget to the max, I would snag the subfram connectors (figure about 400 bucks installed)</p><p>Pick your springs and shocks (should be able to do this for around 1000, install yourself...its easy)</p><p>Caster/Camber plates (200ish for the parts, easy to install but figure 100 or so for an alignment)</p><p></p><p>so for about 1700 bucks you will have a nice setup. Its not going to beat miatas in autocross, but it will handle much better as your getting rid of a lot of old parts for newer tech parts. Honestly the best money spent is the SFC's and the alignment with the caster/camber plates. Running -2.5* or less of camber will really help the car stick in turns and not understeer so damn much. </p><p></p><p>With the last 300 bucks of your budget I would either buy lower control arms or a panhard bar..or if you can take the hit, both. The lower control arms and PHB will help locate the rear axle a ton better so it wont walk around so much on you mid corner. </p><p></p><p>After you get those, then it gets expensive as the next step is a torque arm. a TA/PHB rear end really wakes up the SRA 8.8 and turns it into a very capable car. Then you can spend another 2 grand on the front running a k member/tubular a-arms and coil overs. LOL lots of ways to spend your money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JCP281, post: 15104999, member: 172839"] With my old vert, I set it up to be a corner carver as best I could with the budget I had at the time. The mods I had were: MM subframe connector (by far the very FIRST thing you need to do) Eibach pro-kit Bilstein HDs IRS swap Some criticisms I had about the shock/spring setup was while it handled fine, if you got to the edge of the limits of the tires the car did not react very well if you had to do transitional turn like sweepers. On my current 99 Cobra I have mm SFC, koni yellows and H&R race springs and the car handles sweepers much better at the limit of the tires. I find the adjustability of the konis is probably the main difference because I can dial out some of the understeer from the front. In terms of using your budget to the max, I would snag the subfram connectors (figure about 400 bucks installed) Pick your springs and shocks (should be able to do this for around 1000, install yourself...its easy) Caster/Camber plates (200ish for the parts, easy to install but figure 100 or so for an alignment) so for about 1700 bucks you will have a nice setup. Its not going to beat miatas in autocross, but it will handle much better as your getting rid of a lot of old parts for newer tech parts. Honestly the best money spent is the SFC's and the alignment with the caster/camber plates. Running -2.5* or less of camber will really help the car stick in turns and not understeer so damn much. With the last 300 bucks of your budget I would either buy lower control arms or a panhard bar..or if you can take the hit, both. The lower control arms and PHB will help locate the rear axle a ton better so it wont walk around so much on you mid corner. After you get those, then it gets expensive as the next step is a torque arm. a TA/PHB rear end really wakes up the SRA 8.8 and turns it into a very capable car. Then you can spend another 2 grand on the front running a k member/tubular a-arms and coil overs. LOL lots of ways to spend your money. [/QUOTE]
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