DOES THE HDK SUSPENSION K-MEMBER HANDLE BETTER THAN A T-BAR SUSPENSION?
I sure hope this thread doesn't get derailed again, like most of them do on this subject matter. For those actually interested in the content I'll provide an update on the car with real data, not speculative. I get it that most that disagree aren't educated on the physics required to actually make a car handle better. For the people wanting to talk $hit, please stay away. I don't care what you have to say.
The car now has a 5.7 hemi in it. The HDK made the swap super simple.
What makes a car "handle" well isn't necessarily how if feels compared to your worn out stock suspension. It's all about the geometry. In this photo you can see the front right wheel is nearly vertical and the body is rolling and I'm turning. Also note the front left is nearly completely flat on the ground. This is due to the camber gain and aggressive alignment.
Now take a look at this Charger - (nothing against Dylan here). Which tire do you think is applying more grip to the ground?
Lastly, I got 4th in the vintage class of grand champion autocross. I was less than 1 second away from 1st place. 1st place was a B-body with QA1 coil overs, 2nd was a B-Body with Hotchkiss, 3rd was an E-body with damn near all stock T/A stuff, which is amazing. 4th was me. I'll also add, everyone ahead of me was on a 275 or larger front tire. I have a 235 front tire. All things considered, I'd say all 4 of us are fairly equal drivers.
I sure hope this thread doesn't get derailed again, like most of them do on this subject matter. For those actually interested in the content I'll provide an update on the car with real data, not speculative. I get it that most that disagree aren't educated on the physics required to actually make a car handle better. For the people wanting to talk $hit, please stay away. I don't care what you have to say.
The car now has a 5.7 hemi in it. The HDK made the swap super simple.
What makes a car "handle" well isn't necessarily how if feels compared to your worn out stock suspension. It's all about the geometry. In this photo you can see the front right wheel is nearly vertical and the body is rolling and I'm turning. Also note the front left is nearly completely flat on the ground. This is due to the camber gain and aggressive alignment.
Now take a look at this Charger - (nothing against Dylan here). Which tire do you think is applying more grip to the ground?
Lastly, I got 4th in the vintage class of grand champion autocross. I was less than 1 second away from 1st place. 1st place was a B-body with QA1 coil overs, 2nd was a B-Body with Hotchkiss, 3rd was an E-body with damn near all stock T/A stuff, which is amazing. 4th was me. I'll also add, everyone ahead of me was on a 275 or larger front tire. I have a 235 front tire. All things considered, I'd say all 4 of us are fairly equal drivers.