1 thing i really dislike about my neon

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:40 pm

you'd be surprised what a lower stance and some wider wheels/tires will do to help the stability in cross winds.

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:33 pm

Neon's aren't bad in the wind...as what someone else said try driving something that acts like a giant sail in the wind....Cargo vans, semi trucks, RV's, airplanes....

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:36 pm

wagons.

actually my car feels more stable. I just felt like jumping into the jokes

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:30 pm

Cars deliberately set up to be unstable so they will turn when asked suck in the wind

OB · Post by OB » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:43 pm

The Neon is light, which accounts for the majority of the getting blown around by the wind. People say lowering it helps, but I'm dumped and still get blown everywhere. Then again, my car is quite a bit lighter than a stock Neon. Having a rear wing helps to keep the back tires planted better also.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:12 am

There is another way which helps.... Create more down force... go faster

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:32 pm

excon wrote:
Sykora wrote:
Jenni wrote:Buy coilovers...
what are those?
oh snap.... i think he's serious...

ok so a coilover is an automobile suspension device, short for "coil (spring) over strut". It consists of a shock absorber (British: damper) with a coil spring encircling it. The shock absorber and spring are preassembled as a unit prior to installation, and are replaced as a unit when the shock absorber has leaked. This provides for optimal damping without torsional loads. Some coilovers are adjustable for ride height and hardness as well using a simple threaded spring perch similar to a nut.

(coppied from wikipedia)

ROFL at pic omg i am really luaghing LOL

Post by **jonnymopar** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:23 pm

I've hit the speed limiter in my Neon on windy days and it's planted. I've got mine lowered 1.8" on Goldlines.

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:39 pm

bone-yard-racing wrote:Cars deliberately set up to be unstable so they will turn when asked suck in the wind

huh?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:40 pm

One word...sway bars.

Wait...damn, two words

But better/larger swaybars do help a great deal. But like others have said make sure your other suspension components are in good shape as well.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:41 pm

swaybars. see, all fixed

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:57 pm

Ntyvirus1 wrote:swaybars. see, all fixed

Well, yeah...but now the joke is broken

And I thought it was a good one too....

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:00 pm

my bad

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:01 pm

No worries

My humor is...subtle at times. Almost to the point of being non-existent

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:55 pm

Danteneon wrote:No worries My penis is...subtle at times. Almost to the point of being non-existent

srry, couldnt resist the oppurtunity

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:57 pm

Thank you for being diligent

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:33 pm

sullygully wrote:
bone-yard-racing wrote:Cars deliberately set up to be unstable so they will turn when asked suck in the wind

huh?

Its pretty common to set auto-x cars up to be unstable so that they will turn in the confines of the course, this presents a problem when you try to do like car stuff with said car

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:35 am

bone-yard-racing wrote:
sullygully wrote:
bone-yard-racing wrote:Cars deliberately set up to be unstable so they will turn when asked suck in the wind

huh?

Its pretty common to set auto-x cars up to be unstable so that they will turn in the confines of the course, this presents a problem when you try to do like car stuff with said car

It was your poor grammar i was saying "huh" too.

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:11 am

fixitmattman wrote:N.B. On windy days more driver interaction is required to keep the car tracking straight. Neon is no worse than any other small car in the wind.

Like in the Prius driving around yesterday, holy crap. I would get to an overpass and woosh i was almost in the next lane.

50mph gusts FTMFL

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:03 am

racer12306 wrote: Like in the Prius driving around yesterday, holy crap. I would get to an overpass and woosh i was almost in the next lane.

50mph gusts FTMFL

You know you were wishing those gusts were coming from the back side to help you out

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:05 am

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:22 pm

Danteneon wrote:One word...sway bars.

Wait...damn, two words

But better/larger swaybars do help a great deal. But like others have said make sure your other suspension components are in good shape as well.

What he said.....

.....Good sway bars, AND throw in some POLYURETHANE bushings for the bars, while you are in there.

True story:
I had a '71 Plymouth Scamp with the factory Slant Six, and the lousy original suspension (light-duty, Slant Six spec Torsion Bars in the front).

Not only did the car have horrible handling all the way around, it was badly affected by side winds and road imperfections.
(In short: It Sucked. Bad. Really Bad.)

Years ago, when I was still new to Neons, I was *trying* to keep up with a fellow Neonite one day, driving his new '02 ACR on Hwy.20, heading east, out of East Troy, WI.
It's one of those "challenging" roads, where the ACR can really shine.
Compound curves, combined with ascending and decending turns. The kind that induces both understeer and/or oversteer, if you are not careful.

The driver of the '02 ACR was not trying to outrun me or anything, but he did..... just driving "normally" at a 60MPH clip.

I was STRUGGLING to keep up with him in my '71 Ply.Scamp.

Seriously.
I mean, I beat the PISS out of that poor old Mopar..... downshifting going into turns, for added braking & so that I could *try* to scoot (??) a little quicker coming out of the turn, only to have to downshift again a few seconds later, preparing for the next turn, etc.
It was like driving on a road course.

The '02 ACR handled all that, without breaking a sweat.
I don't recall him having to apply the brakes much, if at all.
Meanwhile, I was afraid I was either going to slam into a guardrail, or a wall, or end up in someone's front yard.

So, I finally got smart, and took a lesson from the Neons..... and added an aftermarket front swaybar onto the '71 Scamp, along with polyurethane bushings on the end links.

The DIFFERENCE the swaybar made on that car, was like..... WOW !!!

It felt about as stable as my Neons after that. Roadholding ability went WAAAAY up, and the car was no longer affected by strong side winds and road imperfections.
It was like driving a different car. It would plow right through side winds, and track straight.

So, if you don't have a set of front & rear sway bars already, I would suggest adding them....
If you already have sway bars, and want to improve, try out a matching pair of larger ones......
And If you don't have a set of Polyurethane Bushings on the swaybars, add those too !!!

I hope this helps.

- Nick