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Old 08-18-2008, 10:10 PM
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Corner Balancing

Just wondering how many people have had their cars corner balanced after installation of aftermarket coilovers. I've been wanting to do this since I got my Tein SS but I always end up looking past it when I have any extra cash. Any input?
Old 08-18-2008, 11:23 PM
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I dont many fast maneuvers with my car, so I personally dont see a need for it. Plus the $300 + price tag on corner balancing kinda did it for me as well. haha
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my guess is better performance with the corner balancing, but the problem is that an extra person in a seat will throw it off...
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Originally Posted by JJaber06
Just wondering how many people have had their cars corner balanced after installation of aftermarket coilovers. I've been wanting to do this since I got my Tein SS but I always end up looking past it when I have any extra cash. Any input?
i am going to be doing it probably on wednesday... just installed the coilover today along with the brembo brakes =)

i will tell you how that goes =)
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Nice thanks!
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what's involved in corner balancing? are they add/removing weight?
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is that when they put your car on "scales" under each wheel?

my mechanic did it for me... not sure what the hell it does
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Originally Posted by BLACKURA_NY
is that when they put your car on "scales" under each wheel?

my mechanic did it for me... not sure what the hell it does
I think the purpose of this is to weigh the car and then to adjust the dampers/springs so they are proportional to the weight they hold up.
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i need to post up picture... lemme d/l the stuff from the camera then i will post it =)
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i installed my coilovers today... took ALL DAY AHHHH and i still need to install the rear seats anyways.. im getting a corner balance on friday at west end alignment ill check back in to give you my review
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first I'd herd of this ... lol
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^ thats not surprising, i called a tire shop down the block and they had no idea what it was either. its a pretty cool how 25% of the weight is equally distributed around the car. more for track purposes but eh we'll see what it does for a daily driver
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I don't know how they do it but yea, it helps cornering and what not. Alot of auto crossers do it to shave off a little more time. I thought it was called crossed balancing though, unless I'm talking about two different things.
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today i was at west end alignment in gardena. darin cross balanced the car where the front right + rear left is exactly equal to the front left + rear right. the weight horizontally is greater on the right side but when i sit in the car it becomes exactly equal at 50%. after some "spirited" driving today the car responds so much better into turns and also the acceleration has greatly improved.
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