Correcting rake & corner to corner height
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sicamous BC
Correcting rake & corner to corner height
Those who have played with this your input please.
I've successfully lowered with lowering bolts to the visual look I like. Rake is 1/4 on one side & 3/8 on the other, the frt ride height L & R is within 1/16. The rear is out a bit more 1/8 to 3/16 side to side. If I adjust the rear ride that is on the high side & lower it a tad, my thought is that it will raise the opposite frt ride height. Which would in turn equalize my rake.
Does this make sense?
I've successfully lowered with lowering bolts to the visual look I like. Rake is 1/4 on one side & 3/8 on the other, the frt ride height L & R is within 1/16. The rear is out a bit more 1/8 to 3/16 side to side. If I adjust the rear ride that is on the high side & lower it a tad, my thought is that it will raise the opposite frt ride height. Which would in turn equalize my rake.
Does this make sense?
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Unless you just want "the look" you should really do the final ride height set up on a surface plate with corner weights scales, and get the corner weights reset correctly. Otherwise you get the "table with a short leg" kind of handling. Car will handle differently on right and left hand corners if the corner weights are not set.
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Melting Slicks
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Were I live corner weighting & such is the Deer in the headlights look, no place close either. I've been very careful to keep my measurements close to the factory settings. My measurements are taken on flat floor checked with a level. On the car I'm using the lifting puck location with the pucks & adding 1.0". Surprisingly it follows the fender opening height, I like to have a secondary area to measure just to make sure I'm not making mistakes.
I was trying not make my question confusing by adding what my measurements are. My question really is if I make a slight adjustment to one corner does that have an opposite effect to the other corner?
I was trying not make my question confusing by adding what my measurements are. My question really is if I make a slight adjustment to one corner does that have an opposite effect to the other corner?
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Most of the change will show up at the diagonal corner, its called cross weight. Think about the "short table leg" and what changes.
"Deer in the head lights is cute", and I understand what you are saying. But, its no excuse to do a bad job when you lower a car, and really mess up the handling for a "look". Also, as many others have stated, it effects your aligement. Not dis'ing anybody, but do it right or leave it to people that will do it correctly.
"Deer in the head lights is cute", and I understand what you are saying. But, its no excuse to do a bad job when you lower a car, and really mess up the handling for a "look". Also, as many others have stated, it effects your aligement. Not dis'ing anybody, but do it right or leave it to people that will do it correctly.
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Melting Slicks
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The diagonal corner effect is what I was thinking, just looking for confirmation. I'm not trying to build a track car just a fun street car. Fully understand the Alignment however I need to have it sitting were I want before setting the alignment spec's. I would be as bold to suggest the Vette geometry is very good & if the intial align is good the change by lower although it still needs to corrected is not a total mess. Most likely the initial alignment is not very good.
