Hello everyone, newbie here, please be gentle
Some background info:
The ride - 940 sedan, 1996, b200ft, automatic transmission 3-speed + overdrive
Condition is mint. Stock all around, with the exception of new Bilstein B4 in all 4 corners.
Mainly, this car needs to be able to happily go sideways but also should corner well. No competition stuff, just track/drift days with fellow petrolheads.
Also, bricks are completely underated where I live, so I'm hoping to show some example at events, and maybe more people will follow
So, with the exception of of changing tyres per each event, I need to achieve a multi purpose suspension setup, that will serve me well enough for both track and drift events - amateur, no pro/competition stuff. I'm prepared to give up any ride comfort and throw in a couple of bucket seats. Obviously, everything needs to be done on the cheap side, so I'll fab whatever I can, with a grinder and a stick weld.
I've read about a lot of suspension mods, here on TB and elsewhere, but I do not know what mods to invest in and in which order, starting with the most effective once.
So, here are the mods that I'm aware of and currently planning to do. Please review and let me know, what should I add/drop from the list, and in which order should these be done, if matters.
1) double sway bars, front/rear, as stiff as I can find'em from a junkyard
2) diy strut brace, anchored to the firewall
3) diy chassis brase
4) beefing up the trailing arms with some weld-on plates
5) lowering, currently staying on the Bilstein B4s and just cut the OEM springs. Still researching how much to cut. If the B4 will go bust, I'll upgrade to B6s later on.
6) adjustable torque and panhard rods, to make corrections due to lowering, or is this required only for extreme lowering?
7) camber mod
8) some kind of steering angle enhancement, still researching about that
There can be no roll cage, as it will render the car road illegal, and I can't have that.
Am I missing something? Am I planning unnecessary mods?
Thanks in advance,
Matthew.
Some background info:
The ride - 940 sedan, 1996, b200ft, automatic transmission 3-speed + overdrive
Condition is mint. Stock all around, with the exception of new Bilstein B4 in all 4 corners.
Mainly, this car needs to be able to happily go sideways but also should corner well. No competition stuff, just track/drift days with fellow petrolheads.
Also, bricks are completely underated where I live, so I'm hoping to show some example at events, and maybe more people will follow
So, with the exception of of changing tyres per each event, I need to achieve a multi purpose suspension setup, that will serve me well enough for both track and drift events - amateur, no pro/competition stuff. I'm prepared to give up any ride comfort and throw in a couple of bucket seats. Obviously, everything needs to be done on the cheap side, so I'll fab whatever I can, with a grinder and a stick weld.
I've read about a lot of suspension mods, here on TB and elsewhere, but I do not know what mods to invest in and in which order, starting with the most effective once.
So, here are the mods that I'm aware of and currently planning to do. Please review and let me know, what should I add/drop from the list, and in which order should these be done, if matters.
1) double sway bars, front/rear, as stiff as I can find'em from a junkyard
2) diy strut brace, anchored to the firewall
3) diy chassis brase
4) beefing up the trailing arms with some weld-on plates
5) lowering, currently staying on the Bilstein B4s and just cut the OEM springs. Still researching how much to cut. If the B4 will go bust, I'll upgrade to B6s later on.
6) adjustable torque and panhard rods, to make corrections due to lowering, or is this required only for extreme lowering?
7) camber mod
8) some kind of steering angle enhancement, still researching about that
There can be no roll cage, as it will render the car road illegal, and I can't have that.
Am I missing something? Am I planning unnecessary mods?
Thanks in advance,
Matthew.