carguy123 wrote:
I've done a couple of almost race cars with Miatae
Made a post on a Miata forum. I would welcome any input from you, or anyone else who knows Miatas.
Thanks!
Hey guys,
So a friend and I are building a car to run in a local class similar to SCCA Improved Touring class. We will do a season of track days/time attack to get seat time and tuning before road racing. We are both autoXers, new to Miatas, and are looking for some input regarding shocks/springs. So we are at the point of deciding between Koni Sports, and Koni Race shocks.
Koni Sports:
-cheap, and easily resold if/when we hit their limits
-We are learning Miatas. I want to know the cars characteristics before putting high dollar shocks in.
-Seems like 400-500 is max spring rate for these.
-Was thinking 500F,400R
Koni Race:
-allows for higher spring rates
-was thinking 700F, 400ish R
-more difficult to sell?
-more money, but not sure if value is there?
So what it comes down to is I am thinking to run the Sports, learn the car, then resell them and get into a serious shock (Ohlins etc) when we actually know what we are doing. The Koni Race seem to fill the middle ground well, but for that money I would almost rather just spend more to get a better shock.
So I guess the question is: will Koni Sports with 500lb springs be too soft for a competition car? If it helps, this is my stock Yaris chasing a street Miata around the track where most of the competitive driving will occur.
https://youtu.be/pGt__D5Ox1g?t=81I am very open to advice, and spring rates, and if someone wants to suggest a detailed plan (aka design my car for me
) I would be thrilled.
Thanks for any help!
Cory