time for a drop...
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Nice man I kept the front of mine about 9 threads from the bottom and back only 5. Since their so much weight in the front I needed that difference to clear some steep driveways in nyc.
Not to mention my body kit takes a beating when i had it a bit lower in the front.
Not to mention my body kit takes a beating when i had it a bit lower in the front.
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Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but with those drops, your roll center is probably ten feet below street level and your roll couple is probably ten feet long. (I'm exaggerating.) It may look the way you want, but in terms of body roll you're negating the effect of higher spring rates and likely introducing MORE body roll.
I installed Tein Basics on my TSX, too, but only dropped the car about 0.75" to maintain the upward angle of the front and rear suspension arms and limit the increase in roll couple. I'd bet that's a big reason why A-Spec and other factory suspension upgrades only lower the car by a relatively small amount.
Like I said, not trying to tell anybody they're doing something stupid, only pointing out what a lot of people don't know about center of gravity, roll center, roll couple, and suspension geometry, and the adverse effect on all four from lowering a car.
I installed Tein Basics on my TSX, too, but only dropped the car about 0.75" to maintain the upward angle of the front and rear suspension arms and limit the increase in roll couple. I'd bet that's a big reason why A-Spec and other factory suspension upgrades only lower the car by a relatively small amount.
Like I said, not trying to tell anybody they're doing something stupid, only pointing out what a lot of people don't know about center of gravity, roll center, roll couple, and suspension geometry, and the adverse effect on all four from lowering a car.
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Originally Posted by peter_bigblock
Like I said, not trying to tell anybody they're doing something stupid, only pointing out what a lot of people don't know about center of gravity, roll center, roll couple, and suspension geometry, and the adverse effect on all four from lowering a car.
Tell us about all of the adverse effects, illustrate your point.
So you say it will increase body roll, is that it?
Give us some specifics please.
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Originally Posted by peter_bigblock
Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but with those drops, your roll center is probably ten feet below street level and your roll couple is probably ten feet long. (I'm exaggerating.) It may look the way you want, but in terms of body roll you're negating the effect of higher spring rates and likely introducing MORE body roll.
I installed Tein Basics on my TSX, too, but only dropped the car about 0.75" to maintain the upward angle of the front and rear suspension arms and limit the increase in roll couple. I'd bet that's a big reason why A-Spec and other factory suspension upgrades only lower the car by a relatively small amount.
Like I said, not trying to tell anybody they're doing something stupid, only pointing out what a lot of people don't know about center of gravity, roll center, roll couple, and suspension geometry, and the adverse effect on all four from lowering a car.
I installed Tein Basics on my TSX, too, but only dropped the car about 0.75" to maintain the upward angle of the front and rear suspension arms and limit the increase in roll couple. I'd bet that's a big reason why A-Spec and other factory suspension upgrades only lower the car by a relatively small amount.
Like I said, not trying to tell anybody they're doing something stupid, only pointing out what a lot of people don't know about center of gravity, roll center, roll couple, and suspension geometry, and the adverse effect on all four from lowering a car.
Every car is different, every suspension is different, every setup is different but they all follow the same Law of Physics:
The lower the Center of Gravity to the ground, the greater the roll Over Angles.
The greater the roll Over Angles the greater the vehicle to remain stable and unlikely to roll over
Example:
2" drop > 0.75" drop
a car with 2" drop has a lower Center of Gravity then a car with a 0.75" drop
Therefore the 2" drop car will have a higher stability and cornering agility
to the OP your car looks great with the drop
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Got a question for other's who have lowered their car with Tein Basics... Are the number of threads showing on left and right side of the car equal to each other (i.e left front = right front and left rear = right rear)?
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My fronts are 9 threads from the bottom
back are 5 threads from the bottom.
Since the fronts a bit weight heavy I wanted to keep the front higher than the back To get up steep driveways. (normally I have no passengers)
now
winter
back are 5 threads from the bottom.
Since the fronts a bit weight heavy I wanted to keep the front higher than the back To get up steep driveways. (normally I have no passengers)
now
winter
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Originally Posted by csun2004
What you are saying makes no sense . . . every setup is different but they all follow the same Law of Physics: the lower the Center of Gravity to the ground, the greater the roll Over Angles.
The greater the roll Over Angles the greater the vehicle to remain stable and unlikely to roll over
Example:
2" drop > 0.75" drop
a car with 2" drop has a lower Center of Gravity then a car with a 0.75" drop
Therefore the 2" drop car will have a higher stability and cornering agility
The greater the roll Over Angles the greater the vehicle to remain stable and unlikely to roll over
Example:
2" drop > 0.75" drop
a car with 2" drop has a lower Center of Gravity then a car with a 0.75" drop
Therefore the 2" drop car will have a higher stability and cornering agility
Higher spring and damping rates offset this somewhat, but not entirely -- especially with relatively mild rates like in Tein Basics combined with a big drop.
Engineers making adjustable coilovers understand all this stuff. But there's nothing they can do about how your suspension geometry changes as you lower your car. It's up to you to understand how things change when making changes to your car. So, I'm glad you're asking questions. Hope this helps.
I'm no engineer, so please, engineers out there, help me out.
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Originally Posted by PittIsIt
what was the cost? did you install yourself? If i had someone do it, how many hours would they charge?
$200 for labour
$80 for alignment
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