Mad Russ

Am I right in thinking that the damping should be less at the front and more at the rear and by stiffening the front it will start to turn in faster but loose cornering grip?

Is it to do with the tempratures generated by the tyres and the weight there have to hold up?

All the bits that are adjustable I have listed. It is likly to be upgraded again in the future but not for a year or so. Everything else is std. What I'm after is a good balance of handleing for tracks like Cadwell Park and Castle Coombe. I'm not fussed about tyre wear to much as it's likly to eat tyres on the track anyway

When bigger alloy's are fitted should the tyre pressures be altered. I would have thought so but I've had varied oppinions on this. The Missis FTO has 18" alloys with 225/35/18 tyres IIRC which are huge compaired to the std 16" wheels and scrubbs both inner and outer edges on both front tyres which screems under pressure to me. So how do I work out what it shoud be as they have been set on the factory pressures AFAIK

I've been building a 200SX S13 for track use. The chassis should be fairly well sorted. I've got Apex coilovers with 32way adjustable dampening, adjustable preload and adjustable ride height, front adjustable top mounts and rear adjustable upper arms. I also have 17" wheels with 215/45/17 Toyo Proxes TS-1 But where to start with setting it up? I know that it's probably best to fine tune on the track but I'm not sure how dampening, tyre pressures and geometry affect the handling. Any advice behind the theory and on a good starting point?