1st Track Experience in my stock 996.2 C2!

[R1pete]

Attended an introductory high performance driving school at the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park in my new to me 2002 996.2 C2!

It was awesome! Learned a lot and had a great time. 
We had classes, autocross, & track time all day long. 
There were only 10 of us so we pretty much had an instructor to each pair all day. 
 

I learned that I am slow & can’t rev match downshift very good at all. 
Also learned that my stock suspension car has some body roll, understeer, & some brake feel issues. 
 

I’m thinking about some braided brake lines, good fluid, new tires,  & some Ohlins suspension to start with. 
 

I have read a lot of threads about suspension, sway bars, tops, and linkages. 

Is there a definite go to for top mounts? I’ve been looking at the Ohlins or Tarett mounts. 

I want to do  the coil overs first & then the sway bars. 

 

Any comments or recommendations are appreciated. 
The car will be used as my sunny day driver & once a month track day experience. 


 

[brianmch]

Glad you had a great experience and want more.  Tracking is a lot of fun!  

 

The track you'll be driving determines a lot of this.  One local track required a lot of brake so I spent on brake.  The new track uses little brake but a lot of grip so sticky tires and suspension overhaul are good.  

 

One of my 996 buddies spent a ton on his suspension including all the adjustable links, but went back towards stock as it was too uncomfortable as a daily.  Maybe just a simple refresh of the 3 arms on each corner with new bits unless yours have already been done. Another intermediate step would be firmer bushings in the metal arms.  

 

Next, there are intermediate steps between coilovers and stock dampers. Stiffer Bilsteins (B4 is stock, B6 is stock height but stiffer, B8 is for use with lowering springs and same stiffness IIRC as the  B6).  I run B6 on my Box and its a good compromise.