Wow. Absolutely fantastic. The Carpe Cursus Echo has secured a suspension sponsorship from Hot Bits Sport Suspensions. It will now be referred to as the Hot Bits Echo.I've used their stuff in the past on other cars that I've had the priveledge of driving and the quality of the pieces is really top-notch. I'll be getting a setup that's double-adjustable (seperate compression and rebound).
I have competed with double-adjustables before... and in my honest opinion... they are 100% totally required for auto-x at the higher levels. Once you learn how to work with them, you really can not go back - they are that good.
I also know of several people that have worked with Peter of HotBits and they have nothing but glowing reviews about his customer service, timliness, suspension knowledge and creativity in solving drivers' setup dilemmas.
I have picked out some initial spring rates in my head for a starting place, but I will let Pete consult the database of this chassis' suspension setups that they've used / created for road-race Vitz's and gravel rally Vitz's worldwide (Europe and Asia) to see if my ballpark estimate is in-line.
The Echo is setup essentially like a VW rabbit and as such, has McPherson struts in the front and a twist-beam setup in the rear. As a result, the Hot Bits struts have an integral, pillow-ball mount camber plate in the front. This suspension alone will solve the Echo's achilles heel... the soft Mac-Strut suspension that loses camber, and hence front-end grip very early, upon turn-in.
WOO-HOO! Lateral G's - here I come!
We will be working to decal-up the Hot Bits Echo in a similar theme to their companies' VW Golf, being that I AM CANADIAN and a proud one at that... and want to let it be known that I am going south to look for some American competition. :D
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