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DEpointfive0 02-16-2016 09:55 PM

Quick suspension question
 
If I raise my front left spring 1/3-1/2" (on KW V3s) what in the alignment gets screwed up? (Everything is SPL.)

If I raise the rear equally on both sides, what happenens? (1/4" on both sides)

DavidZ370 02-17-2016 01:25 AM

hmmm rear would be fine and the front you only want to raise the left? not right?

Zbrah 02-17-2016 01:44 AM

Generally adjusting your ride height doesn't have much affects on your alignment settings, if any. Think air ride. Those guys can change their height any time and still stay in alignment.nJust don't don't touch any of your spl pieces and you should be fine.

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DavidZ370 02-17-2016 01:45 AM

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gomer_110 02-17-2016 06:57 AM

iirc raising ride height on our cars (front or rear) will tend to stand the wheel up straighter (closer to 0 camber). The opposite of this is why people who lower there Z have to get camber arms, etc. in order to return to a reasonable alignment.

The other thing to remember is that when camber changes so does toe (this is all because of the suspension geometry).

It is very possible that your ride height changes might not be enough to cause problems but I'm not sure.

Liquid_G 02-17-2016 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Zbrah (Post 3415478)
Generally adjusting your ride height doesn't have much affects on your alignment settings, if any. Think air ride. Those guys can change their height any time and still stay in alignment.nJust don't don't touch any of your spl pieces and you should be fine.

False. With Air ride you set a "ride height" and go get an alignment at that height. Yes you can adjust height after that but that's going to throw your alignment out every time you aren't at your ride height. Those times you are usually not moving much so you won't be burning thru tires.

OP Pretty sure you'll change your camber setting and toe a little. If you are worried about it you should probably go get aligned again.

DEpointfive0 02-17-2016 10:07 AM

I'm not THAT worried, just curious.

I wasn't able to have someone measure ride height with my fat *** in the car until after the alignment.
In any case, thanks for your input!

Zbrah 02-17-2016 11:37 AM

Explain why his alignment specs would get out of line if he's only adjusting height at the coil over and not messing with the camber arms and toe settings? I've adjusted my ride plenty of times in the past with coil overs and the alignment stays relatively the same #s. The one time I needed to get it redone was when my buddy ran it hard into the curb, but only my front settings changed a little while my rear settings didn't change.

gomer_110 02-17-2016 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Zbrah (Post 3415826)
Explain why his alignment specs would get out of line if he's only adjusting height at the coil over and not messing with the camber arms and toe settings? I've adjusted my ride plenty of times in the past with coil overs and the alignment stays relatively the same #s. The one time I needed to get it redone was when my buddy ran it hard into the curb, but only my front settings changed a little while my rear settings didn't change.

Because changing ride height will change the angle the control arms are at which in effect changes the angle the upright is at.

kenchan 02-17-2016 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 3415410)
If I raise my front left spring 1/3-1/2" (on KW V3s) what in the alignment gets screwed up? (Everything is SPL.)

If I raise the rear equally on both sides, what happenens? (1/4" on both sides)

toe angle change is wat u should be worried about most. but if within 10mm height change, usually goes undetected unless u're like a race car driver. but ull need a big wing for dat.

DEpointfive0 02-17-2016 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 3415894)
toe angle change is wat u should be worried about most. but if within 10mm height change, usually goes undetected unless u're like a race car driver. but ull need a big wing for dat.

A big wang

Rusty 02-17-2016 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomer_110 (Post 3415566)
iirc raising ride height on our cars (front or rear) will tend to stand the wheel up straighter (closer to 0 camber). The opposite of this is why people who lower there Z have to get camber arms, etc. in order to return to a reasonable alignment.

The other thing to remember is that when camber changes so does toe (this is all because of the suspension geometry).

It is very possible that your ride height changes might not be enough to cause problems but I'm not sure.

:iagree:


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