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Measuring ride height
Hi all,
I recently rebuilt my front shocks with Bistein inserts and Weltmeister 250lbs springs. They actually lowered the car less than I expected, but oh well... I lowered the rear with the infamous eccentric bolt. If I measure at the wheel wells, the car is balanced out, which is what i want of course... However, it seems now that the rear is too low compared to the front. One of my friends told me the car was a little leaning down in the back, when he saw me driving away... And apparently it looked funny..  Should I have taken the driver's weight into consideration? Any advice?
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03-13-2006, 04:00 PM
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When you measured the ride height for the first time, did you drive the car around the block to let the suspension settle? I tend to measure from the center of the wheel to the fender and to verify i didnt make a mistake also from the ground to the fender lip. Not added as an insult, but unless you are a very heavy person, i dont think ride height would be effected so much by drivers weight.
I got about one inch of drop from the rear eccentric bolt, i have my front jacked up a bit higher to preserve my balljoints until i can change the pins. The factory measures ride height from the top of the bumper. Just curious, how much of a drop did you get from the Weltmeister springs in the front?
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03-13-2006, 04:11 PM
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Ah, OK...Maybe it just look like it's off or something.
I'm 180 lbs, so that can't be the issue..  I dropped about an inch, so my stock springs might have been worn. Anyways, that's quite close to the specs (1.25" drop). The suspension is definitely settled, so I think I just leave it like this. The car feels good and that's what it's all about, right?
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03-13-2006, 04:17 PM
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Have you gotten a wheel alignment yet? They might be able to verify any problems with the ride height.
Since ive lowered the rear about a month ago, i have some pretty excessive camber on the rear wheels. Looks kinda funny..havent hand a chance to get a wheel alignment yet, need to change my control arms first. I was surpised how much of a drop i got with the rear eccentrics, was expecting about .5 to 3/4 of an inch, but got a full inch. I am happy with it however as it gives me the look i wanted without needing to reindex the torsion bars in the back.  The huge flash in my 1/4 windows are my numbers. Ill probably end up changing the torsion bars in the future anyway...i want to go with heavier springs in the front. I have 200lbs now, looking to eventually go with 300's.
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03-13-2006, 04:41 PM
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Hmm...That actually looks pretty much like my ride height... And no, I haven't gotten an alignment yet.
I guess I see ghosts and I shouldn't think so much... Yeah, I've been thinking about heavier torsion bars too. But since it's such a drastic operation, I guess I'll stick with the stock ones for now.
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