I though I'd share my experience with Chris Franklin & crew at Centre of Gravtity and the marvelous job they did.
I put my car to CentreGravity (GC) for a complete suspension review as I wasn’t happy with the handling and couldn't get rid of a wheel wobble at 70-8 MPH)
Well Chris and crew are truly exceptional experts the field of handling, their knowledge and ability to explain why and what they found in simple terms to us mere morals is great.
So the key issues that were found are:
Now the steering was another story on its own.
Initially they noticed some noise/wear in the rack, but once the car was in the air on the ramp closer inspection found that the steering was extremely stiff particular at each end of its movement, so further investigation was required.
Once the rack was off they found that it needed 280 lbs of force to move where normally they would have expected something like 80 lbs - time for a refurb then!
So the rack went off to Fennlane Sport and a day or so later it returned all shiny and new.
Various bits within the rack were found to be worn in particular the Stop Bush which I now have as a souvenir. As our racks doesn’t have a greasing nipple the inner’s and particularly the bar become as dry as a bone and can found some surface rust showing in several place as mine did.
My steering is now very light compared to where it was, the feel and feedback is much more precise gives you loads more confident when attacking a corner.
Sorry to add to your "To Do" list but a good lubrication once and a while, or a refurb if required is definitely worth it.
Picked the car up from CG a few weeks ago, what a wonderful transformation, loved the feel and feedback through the steering, it feels so much more linear and smooth when pressing on and really enjoyed the drive home.
The car feels really planted particularly round corners, it feels and gives you so much more confidence to attack corners at speeds you wouldn't think possible.
Chris & Pete are truly wizard of the art of handling
I put my car to CentreGravity (GC) for a complete suspension review as I wasn’t happy with the handling and couldn't get rid of a wheel wobble at 70-8 MPH)
Well Chris and crew are truly exceptional experts the field of handling, their knowledge and ability to explain why and what they found in simple terms to us mere morals is great.
So the key issues that were found are:
- Rear Left torsion bar that needs re-indexing as set as it maximum to level the cars ride height
- Worn front torsion bar rubbers that need replacing
- Front height/suspension setting set to stiff allowing no movement
- Corner weights that should be between 0-20 grams tolerance but were 145!
- Stiff Steering
Now the steering was another story on its own.
Initially they noticed some noise/wear in the rack, but once the car was in the air on the ramp closer inspection found that the steering was extremely stiff particular at each end of its movement, so further investigation was required.
Once the rack was off they found that it needed 280 lbs of force to move where normally they would have expected something like 80 lbs - time for a refurb then!
So the rack went off to Fennlane Sport and a day or so later it returned all shiny and new.
Various bits within the rack were found to be worn in particular the Stop Bush which I now have as a souvenir. As our racks doesn’t have a greasing nipple the inner’s and particularly the bar become as dry as a bone and can found some surface rust showing in several place as mine did.
My steering is now very light compared to where it was, the feel and feedback is much more precise gives you loads more confident when attacking a corner.
Sorry to add to your "To Do" list but a good lubrication once and a while, or a refurb if required is definitely worth it.
Picked the car up from CG a few weeks ago, what a wonderful transformation, loved the feel and feedback through the steering, it feels so much more linear and smooth when pressing on and really enjoyed the drive home.
The car feels really planted particularly round corners, it feels and gives you so much more confidence to attack corners at speeds you wouldn't think possible.
Chris & Pete are truly wizard of the art of handling
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