Jerry,
It’s troubling that you don’t understand “Lower level of involvement” I would think such a basic and descriptive group of words was easily comprehendible. Be that as it may, here is what I meant: A Cobra owner that doesn’t want to: race, do open track events, has no interest in set up or ultimate performance. He has few tools and does not change his own
oil.
He loves looking at and talking about his cool, loud car. I have many friends that fall into this category. They are not “posers” (as you say) they are car guys, just like you and me, but at a “LOWER LEVEL OF INVOLMENT”. I am not “better” than them because I enjoy those things. And I certainly don’t talk $hit about them for it.
“Patrick hater” not at all. However, his propensity to continually make snide comments and attack the members of this group makes him a target. His “shtick” draws fire, if he doesn’t like it, he should STFU. The problem is he cant and he proves it everyday.
You suggest that a group (The B-slap Patrick club) should be blocked because he is a _ick? I disagree. The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the village idiot. I would say: play nice or get out of the sand-box. But I digress…
Patrick,
First you said it was free:
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Your car will do everything better if you set it up this way and it costs nothing to do it.
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Then you said:
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the cost for a suspension shop to set your weights runs from $75 to $200. I bet most of them would just check them and give you the print out for $50 or less.
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Your last post basically says:
For $225.00 MINIMUM my local speed shop will set the ride height and c/weights….in preparation for alignment, camber, caster, toe to your specs at extra cost… So figure another $75-150.00 for rest of it.
So what do you gain from having the C/W checked? Knowledge? To do what? Adjust the car? To where? To what end? For the casual driver, what is the optimum “street cruising set-up” oh sage of ultimate performance? Is it 50/50 or is it 48/52? And what is the net effect of the change. You assume your own set-up is correct, but you haven’t provided any lap times, skip pad data, tire temps, nothing that shows you are even remotely qualified to speak on the subject. Having someone do it for you, does not make you an expert.
Should the OP spend $75 to “know” what the numbers are while he sips his latte on Sunday morning? Why? To him the car is perfect, it accelerates, stops and tracks just like it’s supposed too. Then you go on to say he should spend $300-400 and have the car “set up”..too what specs?.. Oh I get it…So he can preach his percentages to the masses on the internet? “My car has been corner weighted and that makes me better than you…” Hmmm that sounds more like a poser to me. LOL
Jason