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Old 11-22-2018, 01:02 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Snrub View Post
I saw that, but the question is then why spec it for the ZL1 1LE if it's inferior? That's part of what makes me wonder if Milford is kind of a special case. Surely the DSSV setup is better than the FE4 suspension in usual track situations.

I'm guessing the e-diff accounts for ~.6 seconds. C&D did a test with a Lexus RC F with and without e-diff and had a 1:18.7 vs. 1:19.1 laptime difference.
Because the ZL1 is not an SS. When a car is heavier, it needs a stiffer suspension to be 'right'. Plus, the ZL1 1LE suspension was designed to work in concert with all the aerodynamic downforce that the ZL1 1LE generates. Again, that calls for a stiffer suspension.


The ZL1 1LE suspension is neither inferior nor superior. Its different. It was designed for a different purpose than the SS suspension and is better at different things, but worse at others.



And Milford probably isn't a special case. It was designed explicitly to be a good proxy for a variety of tracks.
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