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| Author | Subject: Setting ride height |
 miki4
Regular  Location: Cologne Registered: 09 Nov 2015 Posts: 389 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Hi guys,regarding unequal weight distribution in a chassis, is it better to set the ride height so it is the same on the left and right side with the car on the ground or should it be equal when unloaded? I'm going to refurb my rear axle soon and want to use the dummy damper method to set the height the same on both sides. But assuming you had some heavy bricks fixed forever on one side in the boot, would you do it the same way? I'm thinking of the handling aspect. |
 Posted 31st Jul 2017 at 17:24
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marksorrento205
Seasoned Pro  Location: Airborne in the lanes Registered: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 2,221 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Set it the same on both sides.________________________________________ How to do a clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 31st Jul 2017 at 19:38
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adam b
Seasoned Pro  Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Depends if it will only ever have one seat ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 31st Jul 2017 at 21:30
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miki4
Regular Location: Cologne Registered: 09 Nov 2015 Posts: 389 Status: Offline |
Post #4
The car is mainly stock, has full interior and I mostly drive alone. It came to my mind because I will rearrange my subwoofer, amps and other stuff in the boot all to the right side so there's more room for grandma's shopping. With 40-50 kg it is not much and if no one will tell me to do it else I will use the same dummy damper on both sides.But I want to understand how you would adjust the ride height in a race car for optimal corner weight. As far as I understand it it is important to optimize that for good handling _at least in a race car_. But how would you achieve that if you have unevenly distributed masses in your car? I guess it is better to have the car sit evenly on the ground by adjusting the suspension on each corner independently rather than having the suspension set up the same but the chassis hanging down on one corner because you have a bag of cement glued right on top of one strut. Or is that crap? |
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Posted 1st Aug 2017 at 02:43
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