Ride height 1 revolution =?"
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Ride height 1 revolution =?"
I am trying to set the ride height and it is off by an 1/8, and a 1/4 there. Does anyone know how much one revolution is worth on the adjusters front & rear? I have searched and cant find anyone who has recorded this.
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EZ
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EZ
Burning Brakes
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That's a tough question for me to answer from my experience with it.
When I bought my 03 vert the previous owner had lowered it all the way with the stock bolts. My wife wouldn't drive it because it drug on every bump on the road.
I raised it back up counting the turns and it didn't work out. I finally got it close to the way I liked it and used a tape measure on a level surface to get it right.
After each adjustment I drove it around the block to get it settled then made another one. It took awhile but it worked.
Sorry I couldn't answer your question the way you asked it.
Maybe someone here will have the answer for you!
Good luck!
When I bought my 03 vert the previous owner had lowered it all the way with the stock bolts. My wife wouldn't drive it because it drug on every bump on the road.
I raised it back up counting the turns and it didn't work out. I finally got it close to the way I liked it and used a tape measure on a level surface to get it right.
After each adjustment I drove it around the block to get it settled then made another one. It took awhile but it worked.
Sorry I couldn't answer your question the way you asked it.
Maybe someone here will have the answer for you!
Good luck!
Melting Slicks
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It doesnt work like that because the bolts are not directly acting on where the final affect is. Thats why nobody has that answer.
Fronts are supposedly 12tpi and rears 18tpi... but again knowing the turns per inch is not the answer because you have a lever arm working on them.
Take it to a shop with corner balance scales and they can dial both the ride height and fine tune the corner balance. Thats the hot ticket right there... Also get a good alignment while you are there.
Fronts are supposedly 12tpi and rears 18tpi... but again knowing the turns per inch is not the answer because you have a lever arm working on them.
Take it to a shop with corner balance scales and they can dial both the ride height and fine tune the corner balance. Thats the hot ticket right there... Also get a good alignment while you are there.
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St. Jude Donor '21
The thread pitch on the adjusters is a metric 2. One turn is two millimeters. Equates to rougly 3/8 inch at fender lip per revolution. I recall reading that information somewhere when I was adjusting the ride height on mine a while back.
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Did your experience verify the 3/8" per turn?
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Here is what I found on the rear... In the rear there is good room to get a caliper in and measure the length of the bolt. 0.310 inches on the bolt moved the top of the arch of the rear wheel well 0.500" . Before i did it I also measured from the control arm pivot to the bolt, and then out to the lower ball joint on the knuckle. The ratio matches up with what I actually measured. So what we can conclude is that whatever you move the bolt in the rear you get 1.6X that at the wheel. I did not count turns since it was easy to measure.
In the front it is much more difficult to get a caliper in there so I was not able to measure. It is also more difficult to get the same pivot/bolt/knuckle measurement because of obstructions with other components. I am going to use the data above on thread pitch to give me something to go with.
In the front it is much more difficult to get a caliper in there so I was not able to measure. It is also more difficult to get the same pivot/bolt/knuckle measurement because of obstructions with other components. I am going to use the data above on thread pitch to give me something to go with.
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