Chassis Development - suspension upgrade
On 19 November 2009 Thorney Motorsport carried out their suspension stage 2 upgrade.
Details of this suspension upgrade is given below.
19 November 2009 - suspension upgrade, lowered springs
Extract from information posted on the Thorney Motorsport website regarding chassis dynamics and suspension upgrades...
The standard geometry on the standard Corsa VXR is designed to be a compromise between safe handling and excitement and as with all manufacturers, Vauxhall veers to near to the safe side at the expense of excitement. We all want a safe handling car and we don't compromise in this regard but there are certain adjustments we can make to the vehicles geometry that have an immediate and noticeable effect on how the car handles. By upgrading the geometry to our Fast Road settings understeer is noticeably reduced and the car is sharper to turn into bends (especially roundabouts), the car feels nimbler and more responsive.
By fitting the lowered springs ride height is lowered by 35mm. The spring rates have been custom developed for the standard cars dampers. The springs have also been designed to work in unison with the Corsa's optional IDS suspension Turn in is massively improved, the car has more bite in sharper turns and more feel in longer sweeping corners. Weight transition (where the weight of the car moves from corner to corner in hard driving) is much more controlled and overall body roll dramatically cut - its a different car.
All the adjustments are carried out on our state of the art four wheel alignment rig on a customised flat floor lift, its the same set up we use to set up the race cars so you know its perfect.
Visit the Thorney Motorsport website for more information.
