Ride Heights....

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Re: Ride Heights....

Post by Gourlay83 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:18 am

campbell wrote:In which case ride height is the least of your concerns.

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Re: Ride Heights....

Post by campbell » Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:19 am

In which case you want the front higher than the rear :-)
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Re: Ride Heights....

Post by Corranga » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:55 pm

You can raise the ride height with one of these...

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Re: Ride Heights....

Post by dirkpitt » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:13 pm

campbell wrote:Front lower than back is fine, it's called rake and it can help high speed stability. Also looks more natural than the other way around...which can help you take off on the m-way :-)

I believe that corner-weighting will not in itself affect the ultimate ride height of the car, it's to do with pre-load weightings to ensure all four wheels exert an equal force on each corner. Lawrence once tried to explain to me but I glazed over a little as I couldn't get my head round the fisics... :-)

Half a tank of fuel and a driver is the recommended way to set geo and ride height (note - set the latter FIRST) but for a non-race car this could be considered over-attention to detail...
i think also campbell the rake assits the aerodynamics of the diffuser.......but, in saying that the exige's ride heights are 130mm front and back :scratch, but think that changes with track settup :blackeye

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