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how do you do it right?
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apparently you want equal weights on the diagonally opposite wheels?
thanks!
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apparently you want equal weights on the diagonally opposite wheels?
thanks!
For me personally, I always set up 4 corners with the even height. The car always rides normally with no difference in cornering left or right. I'm not an expert about the geometry or scientific facts about the cross-sectional importance of the suspension. I only believe when all 4 corners have the even height, then the weight is distributed evenly. And this is a little of physic, too. Let's say if the front is higher, then the rear will contain more weight just like the seesaw, because the weight is pulled over when it's lowered. The shock/spring system is designed to handle the dampening and spread out the force evenly. A good design is to make the front and rear have identical weight distribution. That's why sports cars and race cars care about this more than normal cars. The even height also looks nice on the car, too.how do you do it right?
apparently you want equal weights on the diagonally opposite wheels?
thanks!
Basically what you need to do is when you adjust your coilovers make sure that all four sides of your car are gonna be sitting at the same height. Unless you just want them to be different for some reason.
I just installed Tein Basic into my SC400 with 19" rims. Do you guys take driver weight in consideration?
In this case the adjustable dampening coilover comes into play. The driver corner can have the stiffer setting than the other 3 corners.I think for us street driver doesnt really matter much, but to those pro racers 150 lbs on one side would play a huge role.
In this case the adjustable dampening coilover comes into play. The driver corner can have the stiffer setting than the other 3 corners.
But I think that's what they do. I might need to research on the pro racers, though.i think thats a bad idea...
not really very helpful, are you... lol
but what about the bottom spring mounting plate?
should I have it so the springs are pretty much completely uncompressed when the car is jacked up? or should I preset the coilovers, so the springs are compressed a certain percent? THIS is what you're apparently meant to adjust to change the weight distribution.