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Old 12-29-2005, 08:37 AM
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what would be the best things for me to do to get my car ready for the twisties.. I have a 94 civic 4 door im tryin to bring out.. It has drop zone coil-overs and shocks, front/rear strut bars, front/rear lower tie bars, cpillar bar, floor board bar, and I am going to get sway bars as well.. anything else I could use?
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Old 12-29-2005, 09:09 AM
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Get rid of those shitty coilovers for starters.
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Make sure your tires and brakes are good to go, then just go out there and see how it feels.

After you get a couple of events under your belt you can look at what you might want to change. There's no sense in asking others what you need to do to your car if you don't even know how it behaves yet.
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a good air pressure gauge and either a small compressor or an air tank. ah! and a decent torque wrench.
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Old 12-29-2005, 09:51 AM
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i appreciate the the help..
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learn to drive it....
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Old 12-29-2005, 10:48 AM
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gotcha.. I am going to try to come out to some events, and see whats its all about.. it does look like its pretty fun
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Happy Chanuka!
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Default Re: need adice on my car for autocross

Originally Posted by dave22
Make sure your tires and brakes are good to go, then just go out there and see how it feels.

After you get a couple of events under your belt you can look at what you might want to change. There's no sense in asking others what you need to do to your car if you don't even know how it behaves yet.

Dave nailed it right on the head!!
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