Hey Billy,
Just a quick question on these, does this raise the whole front end by say 1" if the blocks are 1"?
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QUOTE (dj55b @ Mar 5 2009, 06:53 AM) 
Hey Billy,
Just a quick question on these, does this raise the whole front end by say 1" if the blocks are 1"?
Just a quick question on these, does this raise the whole front end by say 1" if the blocks are 1"?
No, the center line of the wheel is still in the same place. it is only the outer control arm pickup that moves down. 1" blocks would be the same as going to the highest holes in your crossmember setup.
-billy
QUOTE (bwaits @ Mar 7 2009, 05:35 PM)
No, the center line of the wheel is still in the same place. it is only the outer control arm pickup that moves down. 1" blocks would be the same as going to the highest holes in your crossmember setup.
-billy
-billy
I keep on forgetting i can play around with some adjustments in there. Now for a lowered car, is the car suppose to handle better having it set in that position?
QUOTE (dj55b @ Mar 8 2009, 08:30 AM)
I keep on forgetting i can play around with some adjustments in there. Now for a lowered car, is the car suppose to handle better having it set in that position?
All it does is restore the roll center location. So in effect what you will notice is more or less roll in cornering.
See when you lower the front of a first gen you move the roll center. You also move the center of gravity.
The center of gravity has not moved as much as the roll center though.
So you end up with a longer "leverage arm" between the two. This translates into the weight of the vehicle having a larger amount of leverage to roll in a corner.
I would not be concerned with it at the moment. This is one of those "last tenth of a second" per lap type things.
-billy
QUOTE (bwaits @ Mar 14 2009, 07:29 AM)
All it does is restore the roll center location. So in effect what you will notice is more or less roll in cornering.
See when you lower the front of a first gen you move the roll center. You also move the center of gravity.
The center of gravity has not moved as much as the roll center though.
So you end up with a longer "leverage arm" between the two. This translates into the weight of the vehicle having a larger amount of leverage to roll in a corner.
I would not be concerned with it at the moment. This is one of those "last tenth of a second" per lap type things.
-billy
See when you lower the front of a first gen you move the roll center. You also move the center of gravity.
The center of gravity has not moved as much as the roll center though.
So you end up with a longer "leverage arm" between the two. This translates into the weight of the vehicle having a larger amount of leverage to roll in a corner.
I would not be concerned with it at the moment. This is one of those "last tenth of a second" per lap type things.
-billy
Ahh .. thanks now i understand alot more how it works. But every second counts though
so I might look into it
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