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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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| Jeroen |
Mar 1 2006, 06:27 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
if you lower the car to the point where the a-arms are parallel to the ground, you'll see that it's rediculously low
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1133486075.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1133486055.jpg) (and that is with 17" wheels and 215/45/17 tires) And as mentioned in the thread Bill posted above, if your a-arms go beyond parallel on suspension compression, the camber will go more positive instead of more negative |
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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 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
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