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| DanT |
  Feb 28 2006, 08:35 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side!  Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None  |
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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| brant |
Feb 28 2006, 10:47 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,638 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Dan,
on my old car I used to run higher than my buddy. he had his really low and we were in the same class against each other. every year at the end of the season he would go through his car and find his front koni's to have blown seals and leaking. his shock was bottoming. rubber bumpers could help, but the other thing you will find is that the A-arm hits the chassis. you don't want to go anywhere near that low unless you have either A) cut struts/special length shocks or b)rsr-style struts. too low and you don't have adequate suspension travel. you become slower not faster. brant |
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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 r_towle with a stiff enough suspension, you can go so low ... Feb 28 2006, 09:33 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 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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