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Originally Posted by Riverside Racing
Thanks for the replies for help.
I am on my way home with the car right now. Can't wait to get in my shop to go through it. This car looks like it is going to be great fun.
I have purchased 4 rims 18x10.5 with a 27 offset. TSW Nurburgring wheels, with Hoosier slicks.
I hope these will work, I will be trying them soon, we are going to Kershaw South Carolina to test.
If anyone has any other recommendations please let me know soon so I will have time to change over.
Thanks again, I will keep everyone informed with my progress.
Tom Whitfield
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Tom, I am unsure which Penske version you have purchased but assume it is an LS powered car? Again unsure if these are the same spec in suspension as the other GTRA/Penske cars.
You would want to check what rate springs are in the cars, particualrly since you will run on slicks. Standard many of the cars have 350 fronts and 250 rears. What a lot of us have done is to purchase a pair of 550lb springs and fit these to the front. The old 350lb fronts are then fitted to the rear. I run this combo in my enduro focussed car and it works very well.
The brake pads are another area that for running slicks you may want to upgrade. Many cars come with PFC97 compund pads. These are a low'ish coefficient of friction pad that last well for school/promo work. I now use a Carbotech XP12/XP10 combo and this works very well. To get the best out of the grip you will have upgrading pads will really help.
I would also look at getting the shocks serviced, unless they have been done within the last 20 - 30 operating hours. Again fresh shocks will make gauging setup that much easier and will really help the handling of the car.
Other than the above, only testing the car will tell what else you may need to do.
Welcome to the Panoz fold and enjoy the car, they are a joy to drive and own.
Kel.