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Going on what was talked about when I was on the Porsche 914 list: 1. New tires! In fact, buy a second set of expensive, sticky tires already mounted on lighter rims that you use strictly for auto-xing. 2. Anti-sway bar up front and stiffer springs in the rear. Naturally, and IRS suspension is preferred over the swing-axle because of over-camber in turns. If you were to put a limited-slip differential (LSD) in the tranny then you would also use a stiff anti-sway bar in the rear. There are those who use the anti-sway bar in the rear anyway (without a LSD). 3. Lower the ride to lower the center of gravity. This would, of course, require stiffer shocks and possibly stiffer springs as well which would help handling in the corners. 4. Other: Increasing engine power would definitely be needed to keep up with the modern engines and/or regearing the tranny to make best use of the torque curve in gears 1, 2 and maybe 3 with the wheel combination used. Remember, the ultimate auto-xer would suck as a daily driver, heck, it'd probably suck every where but the track! Springs in our situation means torsion bars (same difference). Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/ >-----Original Message----- > Every now and then, when I pull the Notch project out of >the garage, I >get to thinking about the ultimate ride... >I was wondering myself what would be the ultimate autocross suspension >setup for a Type 3, such that you could complete with water-cooled VWs? ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/