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I am going to corner blance my 914 in the next week or so and I am looking for any tips that my help.
I picked up a set of Mad Racing scales, a Longacre caster/camber gauge and toe plates off of CL for $200. After I purchased said items I could not find a lot of info on the Mad Racing scales: ![]() I did find that folks don't like these scales especially when compared to the Longacre digital scales. It also seems that there is a question about repeatability and accuracy with this type of scale. But they are what I have. So, I would appreciate any advice on using these scales as well as the camber/caster gauge & toe plates. My suspension set up is: Elephant Poly Bronze x 4 GPR front bar Stock torsion Upper front monoballs 150lb Eibach springs w/ ground control Bilstein shocks x 4 Turbo tie rods & bump steer. |
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914 Freak! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None ![]() |
If you jack up the car, you need to roll the car to let the suspension settle or have some sort of 'slider plate' that will allow the tire to move any direction freely. The idea is that when you jack up the car, the suspension droops. When the suspension droops the wheel move slightly inboard. When you let the car back down, the tires hit the ground and GRIP and you end up with the tires effectively holding the rest of the car in an artificially high position. Rolling the car back and forth relieves that tire grip and lets the car settle, or having a low friction surface that will negate the tire friction.
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