[Alfar7]

[quote][For me, I have a less radical drop spindle setup in my Milano. I attribute my diminishing lap times to this simple mod to my torsion-bar'ed car. However, I have no doubt JJ's continued crooning over the "vastly superior, and technologically advanced, made of space-age material" offering from Ron Simons (disclaimer: those are my words, not his , although that was the spirit that I saw shine through in post 178) does indeed "fix" deficiencies present in the original design. I just haven't put my own money into a set to prove it to myself.
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I`ll repeat my concerns, that the 116 type chassis are not designed for additional stresses of coilovers on the front corner. And that is from experience.
If it is spring rate you are after, change to 27,30,33, or 36mm torsion bars. They will give you all the spring rate you can ever need and carry the spring load back to the center of the chassis.
The RSR kit is not legal in SCCA "IT" Classes preparation as the GCR requires "Original Suspension Design" which is a consideration many of the Alfa racers must consider.
And if you are looking at handling improvement, spring rate isn`t the answer.
The 116 front suspension is a good design, like all manufacturors Alfa has compromises based on purpose. If you want to reduce ride hight without all the harsh ride of high spring load the dropped spindle & steering arm still produces the best handling package, as it will do with higher spring rates as well for racing. As a fact The Dropped Spindle Modifications would improve the handling on the cars that have added coilovers to the front. (RSR isn`t the only source, it is not a new idea. I tried it years ago and abandoned it bacause of chassis twisting on a Solo car. Mine were built with Carrera coilovers & 250 lb springs.)

The comments from those who have NO experience with my modifications are wrong. The results and absence of bump steer are evident in every application where they have been used. The referal to 101/105 mods simply indicated that this was not a new idea. I`ve learned to look at the postings from these nitwits in light with all there consistantly useless postings.