BC BR/MeisterR coilover setup.

Post by **tom023** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 8:53 pm

I've been using my MeisterR zeta-S coilover for a while now and I would would like to know what sort of dampening adjustment and preload other people are using on these coilovers.
Although the car handles nicely, under tight cornering it still has a tendency to understeer.
At the moment, i've got the dampening/rebound set in the mid 20's (soft being 0 hard being 32) with the rears set 2 clicks harder than the fronts. Preload has been left alone.

Thanks in advance.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:27 pm

@merlin has Meister-r's (albeit GT1's)

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:56 pm

Leave the pre-load alone. Only touch that if corner weighting.

The dampening adjustment won't have much effect on understeer/oversteer compared to a proper alignment setup.

What is you're alignment settings?

Post by **tom023** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:35 am

RattyMcClelland wrote:Leave the pre-load alone. Only touch that if corner weighting.

The dampening adjustment won't have much effect on understeer/oversteer compared to a proper alignment setup.

What is you're alignment settings?

That's exactly what I thought about the preload. Alignment is straight and without any uneven tire wear, the car doesn't pull either way. But that is all I can say as I did it just to get the car useable after fitting the coilovers and I haven't touched it since. At the time I used my fathers analog tracking equipment on the front and a string box.

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:48 am

I always set my rears to be softer than the front.

My car used to understeer until I poly bushed it and fitted the front traction bar.

Post by **tom023** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:03 am

Merlin wrote:I always set my rears to be softer than the front.

My car used to understeer until I poly bushed it and fitted the front traction bar.

Everyone seems to have their own take on dampening setup. Some people say to neutralise understeer you set the rears harder to help the front dig in and the rear slide out easier. Others like youself and @bennyboy set the front harder and say that it works better.
I haven't tried the second option yet so I am going to give it a go.
I have got polybushes in my anti-roll bars front and back but that is it.

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:33 pm

My rear spring rates are way harder than my fronts (12 kg/mm on the front and 16 on the rear) and I have it set up so that I do have a lively rear end. Yes you want a stiff rear end to get it to slide but you don't want it skipping around the place. I always have my dampening set stiffer on the front that I do on the rear.

IMO on the road it will make next to no difference, you don't drive at the speeds needed and the road surface inst good enough for these to make much of a difference.

On my 5th gen I have a Tein Basics (only height adjustable) with very simple wheel alignment (basically everything pointing straight forward) and it feels a lot better on the road.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:29 pm

Meister gt1. Can't wait.