 good ride-height for bilsteins, got 'em in, car too low ... |
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| SirAndy |
  Oct 12 2003, 11:12 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
ok,
i finally got around to put the (new to me, thank you Jeff (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) ) bilsteins in the back. also got some heavier springs (180) to counteract the understeer i was getting. (911 front end and 23mm sway bar set to full soft and the front was pushing like a pig). since the front is not yet lowered (stock 911), what is a good setting for the rear? i have 6 positions for the perch, right now i'm on 2nd from below and the car is too low. (like, i bareley can get my arm under it) ... how high should i go? drop the front a bit? even? front lower than back? ahhhhh, so many choices. Andy btw. my old shocks were so toast, brad decided to take a video. one had absolutely NO oil in it anymore. |
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| ChrisReale |
Oct 12 2003, 11:35 PM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
I say set the front to the height of your choice. Then adjust the rear to as close as you can, then tweek from there. Are the 180# springs progressive?
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| SirAndy |
Oct 12 2003, 11:55 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ChrisReale @ Oct 12 2003, 10:35 PM) Are the 180# springs progressive? yepp, they are. understeer is gone, i now have a slight oversteer, which is great because now i can actually put the front swaybar into good use ... Andy |
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| Anton |
Oct 13 2003, 12:32 AM
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Royal Orange Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 25-March 03 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 473 |
Corner weight the car. Start with the front. Subsequently, the ride height in the rear will be determined by the amount of weight a rear wheel produces (relatively to the front adjustment).
When you know the original balance between front and rear (I believe 51:49), and the current weight of your car, you can do the math. |
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| Anton |
Oct 13 2003, 03:37 AM
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Royal Orange Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 25-March 03 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 473 |
49:51, that is.
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| Jeroen |
Oct 13 2003, 08:47 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 |
Andy,
Why bother us on the BBS with these Q's? You practically live at Brad's shop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) cheers, Jeroen |
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| ArtechnikA |
Oct 13 2003, 09:14 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Oct 12 2003, 09:12 PM) i finally got around to put the bilsteins in the back. also got some heavier springs (180) to counteract the understeer i was getting. (911 front end and 23mm sway bar set to full soft and the front was pushing like a pig). actually, i'm so glad to hear you say this :-) ... but just talk to Brad for a while, he'll convince you it doesn't really understeer. evidently it used to, but it doesn't any more. |
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| KenH |
Oct 13 2003, 09:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Gilroy, CA Member No.: 156 |
What size Torsion bars in front??
Set the front so you have about an 1-1/2" shock travel - this limits how low you can go. Set the back to level the car, or one notch higher to give it a little forward rake. Ken |
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| Jeroen |
Oct 13 2003, 10:23 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 |
Ride height and springrates won't cure your understeering pig
Only a 3.6 conversion will be able to do that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) cheers, Jeroen |
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