How well can you make the SC400 handle?

[jibbby]

I recently tested out the handling of my SC400, I have my SC lowered two inches with pretty stiff springs and shocks (Eibachs and Tokimo's for a Supra) 10.5 inch rear rims on 235 tires, fronts are 245 on the 8.5 rims...My rears are a bit sticky too....I also am about 200-250 pounds off the stock weight...

I took my SC down a canyon run the other day and was pressing it really hard, downshifting manually then powering out of the turns, to my suprise the front end was sliding and losing traction more then the rears.....I have never pushed that hard knowing the car weighs a ton and that it is equiped with an automatic tranny, however I would say it handles quite well..... I have pushed an older 90's Vette, 300ZX TT, and a Porchse C4 down that same canyon and I would say my SC4 could hang with all except for the C4 Porcshe...(The Porcshe was absolutely sick in that handling department)...

The question is - Is it possible to get an SC400 and it's weight to handle as well as let's say a new standard Corvette or NSX?

 

[ACleanSC4]

You have 235's on 10.5's? Did you mean 285's?

You should try Tein Flex's or HKS Hypermax II's...

I used to have the Flex's and on their stiffest setting, the car drove like it was on rails.

 

[jibbby]

I forgot I posted this....Thanks ACleanSC4 for responding...Nothing worse then getting no love on the forums....

10.5 is the width of the rim, and 235 is height of the tire... If I am not mistaken... Yeah coilovers rock for sure...

 

[JamesN]

John, you have 285 rear tire right? Not 235, it would be too skinny for it. If you want your car to handle better get TRD truts, TRD sways good set of coilovers like AcleanSC4 recommend and you are set. I have my shock set up on hardest right now and it handle great. But ride quality suffers.

 

[jibbby]

Hey James, my sc4 handles really well but coilovers are the best I know.. Let me go check my tire size again, maybe it is 285....

 

[Anaema]

you could always try to find an adjustable front Anti-roll Bar. it may be that the stock setting is too stiff and makes the fronts break away too soon. or course, it could be any number of things relating to the suspension. you said the rears are sticky, what are the fronts then?

 

[jibbby]

Just read my tires and the Rears say 285's... I always thought that number was the height of the tire and not the width... Oooops...

Believe it or not but my SC4 handles extremely well... It is low and stiff and not the most confortable of rides..... However, it does not handle as well as a Porsche or Vette... I really don't think it is physically possible to get an SC4 to handle as well as a New Porsche or Vette...I think the weight of the car has everything to do with it...

 

[stevechumo]

If you can actually reduce the car weight to around 3000 lbs, I guarantee it'll handle a lot better. Not to mention other stiffened suspension parts, the NSX or Vette are a lot lighter in weight and that's a major difference between handling. Sorry John, you're heavy, too...LOL.:tongue2:

 

[jibbby]

Yeah Steve, the SC4's need to go to Jenny Craig....

 

[stevechumo]

Yeah Steve, the SC4's need to go to Jenny Craig....

Jenny Craig is a good place to go, especially there're some hot ladies that have been rebuilt. Just like cars...LOL.

 

[jibbby]

Funny Steve.... If your into heavy set ladies then Jenny Craig is the place to hook up....

Some do say bigger is better. However, You must know rebuilt ladies tend to get un rebuilt in a hurry.. Diets don't tend to work over the long haul, life style changes do... Rebuilt cars are a little more stable over the long haul...

 

[stevechumo]

No, I'm not into heave duty ladies. Now they become not like cars.

Yes, rebuilt ladies are like ECU. Their mentality might go back to the previous untuned stage doesn't matter how it's tuned. onder: Only dyno (scale) can tell....

 

[jibbby]

Too funny.....

ECU and Ladies... Very creative...

I prefer the lady that is not like the ever learning ECU... I prefer the ladies to be more like old school motor that requires no ECU brain (carburated) but also looks really suped up and nice..:Eyecrazy:

 

[Toysrme]

"I'm built for comfort, not speed." saw that on a big girl's myspace in the last few days. lol

 

[jibbby]

She's gotta be built for speed and not comfort!!!!!....:tongue1:

Although they say too good in no good, but too much woman is tough too...As in living large...:crazy:

Just like a car you gotta find a happy medium, some comfort and some speed I guess...:dunno:

 

[Toysrme]

No me. I like fast cars that are comfortable, and skinny girls... I leave the chubby chasing to everybody else lol

"To each, his own."

I'd sorta like to drive your SC to see how it rode & handled.

 

[stevechumo]

She's gotta be built for speed and not comfort!!!!!....:tongue1: ....

This I gotta disagree. She might be slow at some point or the system will run out of oil...LOL. Sometimes, comfort isn't too bad.

 

[jibbby]

Toys - My sc400 handles very well for what it is..Remember I got fat tires and a 2" drop that is very stiff.. Not so comfortable on a bumpy road but for an automatic tank of a car I would say it handles quite well... Come on down to my neck of the woods and you can cruise my ride...

Oh, and in regards to the ladies if she's not running too lean and hopefully she is actually running very rich she can handle me anytime....:happysad:

Steve, beauty is in the eye of the beholder... However, If she runs out of oil you must kick her to the curb....:10: