Geoff Wilcx Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Simple question - which AWB are people using for road use. Car is K Powered with Wide Track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racing Snake Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Road use ❗ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wilcx Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Road Use = Driving on the Queen's Highway. I'm happy with the set-up for track use but was wondering what people do for Road Use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Hi Geoff, I have just upgraded from orange to red. I find it an improvement Narrow track with 13" anthracites and A048 tyres that somebody fleeced me for 😬 😬 😬 Regards Dignity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racing Snake Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 How about an adjustable one Geoff 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wilcx Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Could be an idea Carl - but I've already got the full range of bars - just want some opinion as to which one people use for road.......seems from the lack of response that no-one must run a K Series on the road these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 K engined superlight with CR500s widetrack etc Red front bar, rear 2nd softest, 75mm under the sump, 15 mm rake, can't remember camber and toe (it's late!) (ish!) Car used to have the green front bar. I much prefer the red. Have not got around to trying the orange or blue yet, but I intend to experiment sometime. Hope that helps a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeandlizzy Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Geoff, I will see what is on mine--think 5/8" and it is fine. I will check the colour tomorrow to confirm. On the road, I think the rear has made more of a difference. It is on full hard at the moment, which is way too bumpy. Full soft is rather comfortable though, but a bit squishy for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wilcx Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Quoting naddy: K engined superlight with CR500s widetrack etc Red front bar, rear 2nd softest, 75mm under the sump, 15 mm rake, can't remember camber and toe (it's late!) (ish!) Car used to have the green front bar. I much prefer the red. Have not got around to trying the orange or blue yet, but I intend to experiment sometime. Hope that helps a bit Excellent information - I'm also running CR500's - I'm much firmer than than this so will give this a whirl and see what improvements it makes. Edited by - Geoff Wilcx on 20 Mar 2011 23:04:40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wilcx Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Quoting jakeandlizzy: Geoff, I will see what is on mine--think 5/8" and it is fine. I will check the colour tomorrow to confirm. On the road, I think the rear has made more of a difference. It is on full hard at the moment, which is way too bumpy. Full soft is rather comfortable though, but a bit squishy for my liking. Cheers Jake - I liked your set-up at Snett the other week - which seemed much softer than my set-up. As said great on the track but no fun for driving these Fen Roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3MCJez Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I run an orange roll bar with CR500s and widetrack. Rear second softest. However, that's a track setup. I'd want it softer for the road. Although I note that the best way of achieving this would be to go back to different springs / dampers. Which is the danger of just considering one aspect. Jez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Procter Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Reading from the top before Jez's post I was going to say which springs/dampers are you using? For road use you really need to be using M0/M2 dampers (Bilsteins) and soft-ish springs IMO, even on widetrack where I believe CC recommend uprating the springs to the 225 ones. With the standard road bilsteins and road springs I think anything red (which is 5/8 I think) or softer should be ok. You want a pretty soft setup really to cope with the potholes and general bumps - green IMO is very much a track bar, and even then not to everyone's tastes - I could never get on with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter clarke Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Geoff Probably you had no early replies as weather much too good to be stuck in front on a damn conputer, should bet out burning ubber. K series for road only these days, wide track, 13" with R888, Nitrons, 225 lb front 140lb rear (180BHP DVA 1600). Have used all sorts of springs and dampes, settled on above plus orange 12.8mm front, do not go stiffer for road, and 2nd from back hole arb. As others 15mm rake with driver on board. Nitrons set to approx 4 from full soft (R888 softer on road than 021's, not tried the Avons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeandlizzy Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Geoff, confirm I use the orange as this is a good for fast road/track for the most part. My springs are 225, but I have the normal bilsteins with platforms -- a lot softer than the race alloy bilsteins you have (which I still cannot find for myself anywhere :( ). I also have a lot of toe out which is not the best for road as it tends to tram with r888s a lot and does wear the inside of the tyres out a bit (but I fix this by swapping left-right on the front and run the r888s backwards toward the latter half of their life). The rears are standard adjustables, so I think 140, but I wish they were about 160 or so. When you road with me in the soaking rain, I had the rear set to full hard as I forgot to change it back (as I like to slide around a lot during the winter). I usually run it for road just one hole forward from the rear, so second softest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myothercarsa2cv Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I use the orange front, and no rear, narrow track with ZV3 widow-makers. Great fun 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Escargot Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I am reliably informed that a new very cost effective solution to an adjustable ARB is on on its way from 7tips racing - suggest you give them a bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Quoting Geoff Wilcx: Quoting naddy: K engined superlight with CR500s widetrack etc Red front bar, rear 2nd softest, 75mm under the sump, 15 mm rake, can't remember camber and toe (it's late!) (ish!) Car used to have the green front bar. I much prefer the red. Have not got around to trying the orange or blue yet, but I intend to experiment sometime. Hope that helps a bit Excellent information - I'm also running CR500's - I'm much firmer than than this so will give this a whirl and see what improvements it makes. Edited by - Geoff Wilcx on 20 Mar 2011 23:04:40 Forgot to mention. I've removed the spacers from one end of the front bilstien dampers. Gives you more travel before hitting the bump stop. Made a big difference on bumpy roads. Was a bit of a faff moving the circlip on the dampers so that the adjustable platforms were moved up but well worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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