Front Springs for Autox

[Silk]

Just ran my first autocross of the season with the Cobra this past weekend after upping my front springs to 550lbs, and the results were excellent. A big improvement over my 450s. The car was much flatter in the turns and much less inclined to nosedive under threshold braking. And the ride on the street is really not that much different then it was with springs in the 375lb range.

I've also got a C6 Vette that I autocross, and it's hard to tell which car is quicker against my benchmark competition. The course this weekend was extremely fast (close to 80 in one segment), which probably favored the Cobra. But if they ever come out with a good R compound tire to fit the 19" rears on the Vette, it would likely be the better of the two. In any event, they're both great cars to drive at the limit - albeit very, very different from one another.

For any of you in the Mid-Atlantic area that are interested in an autocross venue that caters to high performance cars (Cobras, Vetts, Porsches, etc), make the trip up to Cumberland MD. Great bunch of people and fast courses. Here's a link: http://www.nationalroadrally.com/index.html There are usually 5-10 Cobras/Daytona Coupes that show up.

[Naumoff]

Thanks for the info Gary.
I want to Autocross my Cobra just to see what it will do. Was trying to find a group closer to me in Southern Maryland but have not had much luck.
Looks like I will have to take a trip to Cumberland after all.

Have you ever tried spring wedges in your springs?
Every time you stop the movement of an active coil you increase your spring rate. I am going to do this as a way to have an option of playing with spring rates at the track without having to change the springs.

[Silk]

Tony,

Hope you make it up to Cumberland this year. And if you try the wedges, let me know how they work.

[Master]

Tony,

That sounds like a great idea, I am heading to Mid Ohio the 20th of this month and I think I will try the wedges. Is it best if the wedges are placed in the middle of the spring or does it matter?

[Naumoff]

Gary,
Time permitting I hope to make it to at least one autocross this year.

Scott,

I don't know if it makes a difference where the wedges are placed but I saw a guy at Carlisle with a S7 and all his wedges started at the bottom of the spring.
I have to find wedges first. I know they use them in NASCAR.
Haven't had time to look for them. I am swamped at work. I should of asked the guy where he got his.

[eliminator]

Try looking at spring spacers and not wedges.