SUSPENSION
Engineering
Suspension affects a cars ability to handle during cornering, handle under intense g-force, to compress bumps in the road and for rally cars to land safely after going over jumps.
Suspension has many mechanical variations such as, multi links, wishbone struts, coil springs and MacPherson struts. But essentially it has the same goal, to absorb ground forces to keep the chassis of the car stable when pitching it into a corner or landing a jump.
The right suspension setup increases grip by maximising the amount of friction between the tires and the driving surface, which lets the engine deliver all its power to the road when the driver wants to use full throttle.
Suspension has many mechanical variations such as, multi links, wishbone struts, coil springs and MacPherson struts. But essentially it has the same goal, to absorb ground forces to keep the chassis of the car stable when pitching it into a corner or landing a jump.
The right suspension setup increases grip by maximising the amount of friction between the tires and the driving surface, which lets the engine deliver all its power to the road when the driver wants to use full throttle.
Art
Suspension is a very important par of the WRX Impreza 98's setup, especially if you want to take it rallying. It's vital that you allow to the car to have some give when it lands to avoid bottoming out. This can be done through dampening and compression rate of the springs.
I would recommend having a large compression rate but try to keep dampening to a minimum where possible.