coilover settings?

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auto alchemist
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just wondering how everyone sets their coilovers.

when i first started going to the track everyone i talked to said its best to run hard in the back and medium hard up front.

but i was looking at the setup on some cars from higher levels of drifting competition and it seems like theres a few people that run hard up front and medium hard out back.

right now im running hard up front and medium out back, but im thinking about switching my settings just to see what its like, any input?


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Slappy
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Super hard isnt they way to go these days. Even the D1 guys are softening thier settings. Helps with better/smoother transition.


eDmSiL80
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its good to run your suspension soft as a begginer so you can get use to the weight transfer of your car. Eventually tune your suspension to be stiffer once you've become comfortable with your car. Stiffening the suspension will make the car sit throughout drifts.

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ive been drifting for about 4 years now, ive only drove one season so far with coilovers, running without coilover for 3 years i learned all about weight transfer lol shocks and springs FTL


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