Coilover Firmness/Softness for track days

[Jon.G]

Im looking for a bit of advice. I've got a short 3hour track day on wednesday at oulton park and im running FK Silverline X coilovers. These are adjustable in damping on the front and rear, I usually run them on full softness for day-to-day driving just for comfort.

As I understand putting them on full firmness or full softness will not be ideal as there needs to be a compromise either way.

So the question is should I adjust them so they are half way between firm and soft on all 4 dampers? I am NOT looking to get the professionally set up.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Half way should do,then just go have some fun.Get tuition if they do it.

 

[jenic]

Pop them half way and then tweek them everytime you come in if you can, until you find a setup you like

 

[Rob]

I was going to ask the exact same question in a months time. Result

 

[Jon.G]

Awesome. Yeah I've got tuition booked in as well. Just praying for some better weather now.

 

[Curtis!]

Are you there in the morning or afternoon Jon?

 

[Jon.G]

track time is listed as 9-12 am

 

[Curtis!]

May pop down.

 

[ForceIndia]

Max stiffness on the rear, as soft as possible on the front without rubbing.

 

[Jon.G]

Max stiffness on the rear, as soft as possible on the front without rubbing.

thanks, Ill try this after I've done halfway on all.

 

[ForceIndia]

Keeps understeer to minimum, helps turn-in.

 

[recaro182]

Gotta agree with this as an initial setup to begin with. I have fully stiff at the rear and kept stiffening the front more and more until I had a setup that felt right for me.

 

[Tony Hunter]

I was just going for a happy medium,he's only got 3hrs,not a lot of time for messing about.

 

[adam172]

I was going to ask the exact same question in a months time. Result

are you doing brands?