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| DanT |
  Feb 28 2006, 08:35 PM
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Alright, there is a lot of information (misinformation) out there about how low you can set the suspension of your car.
how low is too low? how is the front geometry effected? should the A arms be sloping down(outward) level OK? how about sloping upward (outward) This is for aTRACK CAR and I want the car to be as low as possible without any idiosyncracies cropping up. I know about shock travel and bottoming out so what ya got? Right now I have the front suspension sloping downward (barely, maybe 2or 3 degrees) What is the word. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Feb 28 2006, 09:33 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,588 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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with a stiff enough suspension, you can go so low that the a-arms get a nice shiny spot on top where they hit the frame...
Given that...its to low... I have 23mm torsion bars, and bilsteins...its stiff. I found the car handled better when I raised it back up and gave the shock a chance to actually do something... Before that I was literally bottoming out on the frame...check it out with no bar in place...it will hit... So, I did a setup reccomended locally by the regional winner for the past several years. I believe it was this. Measure from the top of the rim...to the lower lip of the stock fender. 2.25 rear 2.5 front. It mad me raise the rear up one perch on the shocks, and crank up the front end a bit... BUT, it was the best it has handled in years... Good luck. Rich |
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Posts in this topic
Dan (Almaden Valley) suspension gurus Feb 28 2006, 08:35 PM
Joe Ricard 2 or 3 degrees is ALOT.
I strive for level A-arms.... Feb 28 2006, 09:23 PM J P Stein I think it's more tie rods than A arms.....but... Feb 28 2006, 10:10 PM nine14cats Hi Dan,
Check this thread out on roll center and ... Feb 28 2006, 10:23 PM brant Dan,
on my old car I used to run higher than my ... Feb 28 2006, 10:47 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) so I really want to look at the level of the tie r... Mar 1 2006, 12:43 AM
Jeroen if you lower the car to the point where the a-arms... Mar 1 2006, 06:27 AM |
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