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> Height Adjustment & Travel, Why parallel?
Joseph Mills
post Feb 27 2003, 12:14 AM
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My 914 goes to the shop next week for alignment: 1.5 to 2 degrees neg camber front, 2 to 2.5 neg rear with 1/16" toe-out front, 1/16" toe-in rear. Tires are Hoosier A3S03's.

I have found a few posts that seem to indicate that when the A-arms and trailing arms are parallel to the ground, you have maximized your cars height. Is this in fact, correct?

If so, why is this level preferred? If you go below this height is suspension geometry adversely effected? How much wheel travel is left at this point?

Joseph
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Joseph Mills   Height Adjustment & Travel   Feb 27 2003, 12:14 AM
ChrisReale   I dont think yo have maximized the height when the...   Feb 27 2003, 12:39 AM
Brad Roberts   Answers will very...but. I feel its important beca...   Feb 27 2003, 12:42 AM
Joseph Mills   Chris, Sorry. Poor choice of words (brainfart typo...   Feb 27 2003, 12:48 AM
Brad Roberts   I knew what you meant. B   Feb 27 2003, 12:49 AM
airsix   Sorry, no answer. Just extending the question a b...   Feb 27 2003, 12:50 AM
Brad Roberts   Raised spindle is the way to go.. but its very ver...   Feb 27 2003, 12:59 AM
Dave_Darling   Limiting the camber change is one of the reasons f...   Feb 27 2003, 11:46 AM
drew365   Joseph; I'm curious about the numbers you post...   Feb 27 2003, 01:59 PM
Brad Roberts   Each car is going to be different. Bent arms tweak...   Feb 27 2003, 02:07 PM
airsix   <...   Feb 27 2003, 02:39 PM
J P Stein   He,he.....this is great stuff. Prior to my mods, ...   Feb 27 2003, 02:59 PM
Joseph Mills   Drew, My settings are the initial settings I hope ...   Feb 27 2003, 02:59 PM
Brad Roberts   I have NEVER set a car up with more negative in th...   Feb 27 2003, 04:36 PM
drew365   J.P.; No shims were used in the rear. He corner ba...   Feb 27 2003, 06:41 PM
airsix   <...   Feb 27 2003, 06:50 PM
Jeroen   do some searching on Pelican there's an articl...   Feb 27 2003, 08:29 PM
seanery   C'mon Jeroen! a bic pen? It's gettin...   Feb 27 2003, 08:32 PM
drew365   Didn't you ever watch McGeyver? I think he...   Feb 27 2003, 09:00 PM
Jeroen   hey, he's asking for cheap and if it works... ...   Feb 27 2003, 09:02 PM
si2t3m   DID SOMEONE SAY CHEAP???? ''You will nee...   Feb 27 2003, 09:32 PM
ChrisReale     Feb 27 2003, 10:38 PM
Brad Roberts   Drew, I hope you didnt think the "Ricky Racer" wa...   Feb 28 2003, 02:22 AM
J P Stein   Ben: Caster. When the car is going straight ahea...   Feb 28 2003, 04:41 AM
Joseph Mills   Brad, "I have NEVER set a car up with more negati...   Feb 28 2003, 08:34 AM
drew365   Brad; You can call me Ricky Racer anytime! Jus...   Feb 28 2003, 09:23 AM


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