NYSpeed @ Winged Warrior Performance Challenge - May 11th, 12th 2007

Damn somedude… that sucks about your struts, but I can’t see why you’re blaming the course / event for the failure of your setup :gotme:

I think the big issue is that you’re trying to be competitive with a car that very few people would ever consider competing with… even Tokico who, very likely, never imagined someone buying their Taurus struts and actually driving that hard on them. If you want build something less mainstream, you need to accept that it’s going to cost you much more money and more headaches than a more “qualified” platform.

And even if Tokico says those are the “right” struts for your car, only you know your setup. You need to do your own research into these things - look at the dyno charts for the struts, ask the company what the tolerances are, etc.

Also, what springs are you using?
What about after market control arms / rods?
Have you made any attempts to adjust the weight (front/rear) ratio based on your mods?
Have you had your car aligned properly or corner-weighted?
Are your current struts adjustable? If so, what setting were they on?

You’ve got a very heavy car, pushing more power / torque than it’s supposed to. But I can’t find any post (only a quick search) where you’ve said you’ve modified your suspension to properly react to the increased power.

Either way, you can’t blame the course or the event for your cars shortcomings.