My wife said I needed a hobby.....so imagine my surprise when I showed her a picture of a kit car, and said "Let me build this.."......and she said "I think that's a great idea!" So this blog is a chronicle of my efforts to piece together a Birkin S3 Clubman, and a tribute to my wife's patience and understanding.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Suspension Setup
I have given Redback Motorsports a rap before, but I am going to do it again. I dropped the Birkin off on Saturday to have Greg give it a once over and also to properly setup the suspension, steering and brake balance. Over a few days he setup all of my wheel cambers, wheel toe-in, ride height, spring preload and damper rates to suit a first time Clubman driver. He also checked my brake bias setup, adjusted my steering rack and wheel position, and sorted out a few issues on the sway bars. He also rang my engineer to discuss specific tests that would be carried out on the car come engineering time, and then made sure that my car was configured accordingly.
Greg engineers some of the quickest and best sorted race Clubmans in Australia. He has a wealth of knowledge and best of all he is a great guy to just drop in and have a chat and a cuppa with. I am lucky to have access to such a skilled engineer so close to home, and I feel privileged to have his expertise applied to my car.
The car now feels properly secure on the road, and it turns in much more predictably and consistently than it did last week. It is also riding much nicer over broken pavement and changes in surface.
If you live in or near Sydney, and you want your Clubman sorted... properly sorted ........ take it to Greg at Redback Motorsport!
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Clubman,
Suspension
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