Rear Anti Roll Bar S Type
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I've heard this even of Formula 1 drivers. There are those who drive it well however it's set up and have little or no comment on the settings; those who can identify even quite small changes that improve the car's lap times; and those that want everything changed but can't tell the difference afterwards.
Even for gentle Sunday afternoon driving, it's worth making some effort to make a car behave as well as possible. You never know when you have to make a dramatic maneuver to avoid someone else being foolish. To draw an analogy with what Glyn's pointed out about 'Classic Oils', a good modern product, Koni, Spax, etc., may often be better on its softest setting than a more standard one that can't be adjusted.
Even for gentle Sunday afternoon driving, it's worth making some effort to make a car behave as well as possible. You never know when you have to make a dramatic maneuver to avoid someone else being foolish. To draw an analogy with what Glyn's pointed out about 'Classic Oils', a good modern product, Koni, Spax, etc., may often be better on its softest setting than a more standard one that can't be adjusted.
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Yes and fortunately, it could change direction and cope with going on and off a grass verge. That was a lovely car apart from the most awful rust and its occasional cloak of invisibility. I think it was hit from every direction apart from the roof and the floor. It was stationary, or even parked, for most of the impacts.
Recently, I've been reading about the lightweight E-Types. Roy Salvadori and Graham Hill did a lot of work with the so called Coombs car and were both very much liked by the mechanics. They were also both very fast, only Jackie Stewart, who arrived later, was as good or better. Salvadori rarely had anything to say about the car and never anything critical. As a development driver Hill was outstanding, he could identify quite small things that made the car much better. The only downside was that Hill's own preferences were for an incredibly stiff car, no rubber, hard springs, stiff dampers.
As a driver Jenson Button did everything based on calculation. When a distance marker was misplaced a few metres, he couldn't make a curve. And, as you wrote, he needed his car set up exactly for him, which usually didn't coincide with anyone else. Still, when everything was right for him, he was brilliant.
Recently, I've been reading about the lightweight E-Types. Roy Salvadori and Graham Hill did a lot of work with the so called Coombs car and were both very much liked by the mechanics. They were also both very fast, only Jackie Stewart, who arrived later, was as good or better. Salvadori rarely had anything to say about the car and never anything critical. As a development driver Hill was outstanding, he could identify quite small things that made the car much better. The only downside was that Hill's own preferences were for an incredibly stiff car, no rubber, hard springs, stiff dampers.
As a driver Jenson Button did everything based on calculation. When a distance marker was misplaced a few metres, he couldn't make a curve. And, as you wrote, he needed his car set up exactly for him, which usually didn't coincide with anyone else. Still, when everything was right for him, he was brilliant.
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Not much help to the S types, but I saw a notice today that GAZ are producing some fully adjustable dampers for the Mk2. The adjustment is via a knob on the side and GAZ will pre-set them to customers' requirements. And the price sounds good as well! I should add that I've no personal experience of the quality of GAZ products having bought Spax and Koni for my car.
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Not much help to the S types, but I saw a notice today that GAZ are producing some fully adjustable dampers for the Mk2. The adjustment is via a knob on the side and GAZ will pre-set them to customers' requirements. And the price sounds good as well! I should add that I've no personal experience of the quality of GAZ products having bought Spax and Koni for my car.
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