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Old Jan 20, 2017 | 10:37 AM
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It is very difficult getting any set up figures from anyone, even if rough. I have asked a lot of people and got no responses so relied on a search on here to give me a basic target.

I am also at a disadvantage as my car is 21 CENTIMETERS (note the metric) shorter in wheel base than a Saph, it is also narrower at the strut tops and probably weighs around 400kg less but runs on 7X16 rims so any setup is going to be purely bespoke. A lot of the setup people work in Motorsport so they are too extreme as I want this to be the best it can be on a bumpy B road so I am looking for compliance, travel and bump control plus all the other things that I haven't even learned about yet.

The main aim though is to have it handle a B road as well as or better than my standard 1.9gti and if anyone has not seen how well one of those (in good standard setup condition with fresh shox) can destroy a B road then they need to try one.

I am sure the bump steer will need to be fettled. I have considered one of the WRC beams like MK does as this gives a few more options for TCA location (plus is stronger and lighter) but I am not ready to pull out the engine and repaint the engine bay so that will need to wait.
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