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Autocrossing a car is no more "abuse" on a car than driving around town, as far as I am concerned. I drove SCCA autoross in my Subaru for two years and never had any problems. I mean, come on - he drove for FIFTY TWO SECONDS around some corners. Ooooh nooooo my truck is going to fall apart. Sheesh.
The worst part about autocrossing is the UPGRADES! Already people are talking about rims, tires, way bars, shocks, coil-overs and on and on! :lol: THAT is what is expensive!
If you are REALLY going to autocross, first - Kudos - I want to autocross my Ty but don't have the time any more. Second, keep in mind that many autocross orginazations, like the SCCA, have rules. If you put on a new rear sway bar, they may put you in another class. Rims and tires - same thing. Coil overs? Yikes, whole new class. If you want to do that anyway and don't care about classes, then more power to you. But if you really want to be competitve, then get a second set of STOCK rims and pick up some racing tires. Then get the best shocks you can get that fit stock locations (and often cannot be adjustable from the drivers seat) and go race. Those two upgrades alone will give you MUCH better performance.
And, by the way, BRAVO for only being 1.5 seconds behind the leader on your first day out. My first day out I think I was something like 20 seconds behind the leaders - and everyone else! After lots of practice and reading I slowly worked up to consistently finishing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place.
Go race your truck. Have fun. Don't roll it!
The worst part about autocrossing is the UPGRADES! Already people are talking about rims, tires, way bars, shocks, coil-overs and on and on! :lol: THAT is what is expensive!
If you are REALLY going to autocross, first - Kudos - I want to autocross my Ty but don't have the time any more. Second, keep in mind that many autocross orginazations, like the SCCA, have rules. If you put on a new rear sway bar, they may put you in another class. Rims and tires - same thing. Coil overs? Yikes, whole new class. If you want to do that anyway and don't care about classes, then more power to you. But if you really want to be competitve, then get a second set of STOCK rims and pick up some racing tires. Then get the best shocks you can get that fit stock locations (and often cannot be adjustable from the drivers seat) and go race. Those two upgrades alone will give you MUCH better performance.
And, by the way, BRAVO for only being 1.5 seconds behind the leader on your first day out. My first day out I think I was something like 20 seconds behind the leaders - and everyone else! After lots of practice and reading I slowly worked up to consistently finishing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place.
Go race your truck. Have fun. Don't roll it!
