Suspension and brakes on my s50 road/track?

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Ryane30
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Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:46 pm

I've decided (finally) to go through with my tech 2 s50 build!
I have sourced an s50b30 from a friend and will be running the 5 speed box.
I know this is a track thread and am wanting some advice on brake and suspension upgrade?
I will be tracking the car every now and again but I will also be driving it to Le Mans next July!!
I think I've decided on a WMS brake setup, but I'm a little confused about Coilovers, updated shocks and springs etc.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:12 pm

Personally if I wasn't building a dedicated track car I would just use b8's and decent springs. No point putting coil overs on which will compromise your enjoyment on the road, where you will be driving it the most, for a bit of handling advantage on track.
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Ryane30
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Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:44 pm

Thanks for the help. I was swaying that way (especially with 2 slip discs!)
B8's seem to pop up everywhere on here so seems like a logical decision. Any recommendation's on springs?
Thanks for the help!
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