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#21
Drifting
looking at those ridetech's the lower you go the more shock travel you lose, that is not something you want if you intend to lower the car substantially... my lg gt2's and I'm sure many other brands you can adjust ride height independently of shock travel by lengthening or shortening the shock body
My car as pictured currently is 1.5" lower than stock in front with a 26" tire & that is all I can go to be streetable & practical, I may have to get taller springs since I have drop spindles.
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#22
There are a few reasons we don't have an adjustable lower mount, and that we only suggest lowering 1.5".
Primarily, if you lower the car more than 1.2" the geometry goes completely to crap. So any lower than that is futile. . .you purchased a Vette for handling. . .why lower it to the point that it no longer handles?
Primarily, if you lower the car more than 1.2" the geometry goes completely to crap. So any lower than that is futile. . .you purchased a Vette for handling. . .why lower it to the point that it no longer handles?
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#23
Drifting
There are a few reasons we don't have an adjustable lower mount, and that we only suggest lowering 1.5".
Primarily, if you lower the car more than 1.2" the geometry goes completely to crap. So any lower than that is futile. . .you purchased a Vette for handling. . .why lower it to the point that it no longer handles?
Primarily, if you lower the car more than 1.2" the geometry goes completely to crap. So any lower than that is futile. . .you purchased a Vette for handling. . .why lower it to the point that it no longer handles?
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if they are designed with a 1.5" drop in mind then that certainly helps but does this mean that you will automatically get a 1.5" drop just by installing them at the perches highest point?... just curious because not everyone wants to lower their car much if any at all... also curious about the 1.5" drop design and saying anything over 1.2" and the suspension geometry is crap, granted it may not be optimal in a racing application but I wouldn't say it is crap... it just depends what each person wants I suppose, personally I wanted my car to feel better running around on the streets and I don't track it on a road course either (which many of us don't do) so max handling is not a huge concern to me since it will never see those limits anyway
#25
Drifting
if they are designed with a 1.5" drop in mind then that certainly helps but does this mean that you will automatically get a 1.5" drop just by installing them at the perches highest point?... just curious because not everyone wants to lower their car much if any at all... also curious about the 1.5" drop design and saying anything over 1.2" and the suspension geometry is crap, granted it may not be optimal in a racing application but I wouldn't say it is crap... it just depends what each person wants I suppose, personally I wanted my car to feel better running around on the streets and I don't track it on a road course either (which many of us don't do) so max handling is not a huge concern to me since it will never see those limits anyway