re: Milano Sport springs

[<dawnanddan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Alfisti,

Regarding Chip Mutza's questions about Milano springs:  Do it as a 
system.  I have an 87 Milano Gold.  First I got the Koni's.  That was 
very nice.  Then I upgraded to 15 x 7 Stilauto wheels and 205/50-15 Yoko 
509's.  They stuck great but made the car a bit hairy since the adhesion 
limits were higher. Also the tires rubbed front and rear. I then added 
the Ricambi SuperSport rear springs.  This lowered the back 7/8's inch 
and stopped the rear tires from rubbing.  But now the car was 
understeering like crazy.  I then added the front and rear swaybars.  
This curtailed some of the lean but the car now really understeered ( i 
had it on the streets of willow springs and on the skid pad ).  Finally I 
installed the SuperSport tortion bars.  This stopped almost all tire 
scraping and eliminated the understeer.  The car is now neutral with a 
small tendency toward oversteer.  The down side is that it is stiff as a 
board.  It is fantastic on the freeway but a little annoying around town. 
It doesn't lean at all.  Period.  

I set up the car for time trials, but it then became my commuter car.  
Something a little softer would be better.  Also the limits of the 
vehicle are higher than necessary, causing me to test the vehicle 
constantly ( which is fun but not too legal).  I have been debating about 
returning the suspension to stock when my current tires wear out, with 
the exception of the sway bars.  If so I may sell my Stilauto wheels.

My suggestion, if you want it stiffer and don't like the lean, is to 
stick with the Koni's ( I hear Bilsteins are a lot stiffer ). Buy the 
Sport (not the supersport) springs and tortion bars, then decide later if 
you need the sway bars.  I would stick with a 6" wide wheel so you don't 
have to worry about the tires rubbing the fender lips.  And of course 
great tires.

Just remember, it's a system so you must upgrade as a system.


Dan Walker

87 Milano Gold
68 Euro Duetto

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