Heaver springs usaualy require less stiff sway bars. The lighter springs require stiffer bars.
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Originally posted by MeLikeyStripperChicksYeah, 2" lower than my car too, and I thought mine 7.75" frame-to-pavement are low! Camber will change a lot with such a drop, as a result of which the outboard edge of the tires will wear out pretty fast.http://secondhandracing.com/Home.aspx
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Originally posted by DuceAnAHalfA sorter tire will not effect camber. Plues with the SLA suspension, lowering a vehicle does not change the camber as much as it wouldd on a strut suspensionScars are tatoos of the fearless
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The 1000lb springs put the lower arm about perfectly level...
I bottomed my car (the 87 sedan) out with 26" tires and Moog HD replacement springs with PI/Taxi shocks...Lots of sparks.
And like Blaze said, you do not need huge swaybars with heavier springs. With a more appropriate spring rate, the car will have less roll. The bars are more for biasing under/oversteer then.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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Originally posted by DuceAnAHalfA sorter tire will not effect camber. Plues with the SLA suspension, lowering a vehicle does not change the camber as much as it wouldd on a strut suspension
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To short of a tire to tall, springs to short to long piviot points of the front suspension locations all effect handeling. You draw lines through these point to figure roll centers dive squat. If these lines dont intersect or propely intersect the design becomes flawed and it wont handle well at all or eat tires, bump steer, etc.
One thing the Mercs CV suspension realy needs is the ineer upper piviot dropped and inch or two. Done it on a few cars for the track its a real tear up. Done it on the old Mustangs its easy just drill some new holes. On a Merc alot of cutting torching fabrication.Scars are tatoos of the fearless
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Originally posted by importssuckIve heard that cutting springs is not good. That the car will start to sag to one side cause the springs will settle...
Cutting springs is considered bad because it is easy to cut too much off.
They are also considered bad because in the RICE community many people will cut their springs so much the shocks no longer work and they drive around without any shocks. This is very unsafe and makes turns questional to drive. While the ricer thinks his car handles better, his car is extremely suseptable to bouncing right off the road.
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I cut a half coil off of my Police springs, car sits too low for my application now, buty thats ok they are way too stiff anyway. They are porbalby gonna go under my 97 and im gonna stick the stock springs back in the 85s front.http://secondhandracing.com/Home.aspx
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I havent had any problems with mine at all, it drives almost the same as it did before. I can let go of the steering wheel and the car with stay straight, even on somewhat crappy roads. It handles well with the low profile tires. I havent bottomed out on anything but a driveway where I was workin a week ago cause it was so steep.
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