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SL/R230: LOWERING LINKS ?
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Thanks again for your input.
Can i trouble you to take a (4) corner measurement from ground to edge of each fender? I'm looking for someeone with 295 - 25 - 20" tires and is lowered like your.
If you can forward each corner dimension so i can compare would be fantastic. If to much trouble, don't worry.
Thabnks again
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Mine at first setting ( 1 red light ) it goes back to the car original high . once on 2nd setting it goes up more , but not as much as it did before the links .
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Last thing...have you tried high speed driving in that setting? Do you raise by one for driving on the highway? I don't want problems at 100+.
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no way man it's fine i never raise my vehicle , and my drop is not that much eider . Here is a few pictures on the freeway .
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Nice i got my link and going to do it this weekend. Also I am running 305/25/20 in rear, if i use your setting do you think i will be fine.
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245/35/20 & 285/30/20 gives you a impressive ride quality , handles pot holes , rides smooth and looks aggressive , for example most of the 911 turbo , wide body etc with 295/315 on the rears only runs 225/235 on fronts
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It makes a huge difference, less so if your car is a 500. (Not in a bad way, they were setup up differently then the 55/600/65)
As for the Turbo comparison: That's because its suspension was setup differently...namely with a more aggressive rear balance AND it is Rear engined/biased. We are front engined with a much gentler F/R suspension balance. Apples-Oranges.
In short, your setup would worsen understeer in cars already prone to a lot of it.
This is why I was so interested in your front and rear drops each alone, as that will change the balance too. Too much rear relative to the front will make the car just awful to steer (again in IMHO), but it appears you got a great balance setup.
As for the Turbo comparison: That's because its suspension was setup differently...namely with a more aggressive rear balance AND it is Rear engined/biased. We are front engined with a much gentler F/R suspension balance. Apples-Oranges.
In short, your setup would worsen understeer in cars already prone to a lot of it.
This is why I was so interested in your front and rear drops each alone, as that will change the balance too. Too much rear relative to the front will make the car just awful to steer (again in IMHO), but it appears you got a great balance setup.
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It makes a huge difference, less so if your car is a 500. (Not in a bad way, they were setup up differently then the 55/600/65)
As for the Turbo comparison: That's because its suspension was setup differently...namely with a more aggressive rear balance AND it is Rear engined/biased. We are front engined with a much gentler F/R suspension balance. Apples-Oranges.
In short, your setup would worsen understeer in cars already prone to a lot of it.
This is why I was so interested in your front and rear drops each alone, as that will change the balance too. Too much rear relative to the front will make the car just awful to steer (again in IMHO), but it appears you got a great balance setup.
As for the Turbo comparison: That's because its suspension was setup differently...namely with a more aggressive rear balance AND it is Rear engined/biased. We are front engined with a much gentler F/R suspension balance. Apples-Oranges.
In short, your setup would worsen understeer in cars already prone to a lot of it.
This is why I was so interested in your front and rear drops each alone, as that will change the balance too. Too much rear relative to the front will make the car just awful to steer (again in IMHO), but it appears you got a great balance setup.
My car is 9MM lower than stock F & R
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A few points:
1) SL55 runs ABC just like 500 but the valving is more aggressive; 55 suspension parts (namely ABC struts and not the same p/n as 500 or 600)
2) both 55 and 500 run 255 F and 285 R on 18's stock; that's a function of the weight of the car and the load applications from the chassis. A 911 can run a much narrower front tire due to weight and brake bias and chassis/engine config; this does not translate to the R230 chassis
3) The SL will understeer even with a wider front tire; reducing the width of the front tire can make it understeer more on corner entry.
- I am running 245/35-19 F on 8.5" rim and 285/30-19 on a 10.5" rim ... my next choice will be stay with 245 or go to 255 in front and go to a 295 or 305 in the rear once I do the tire height calculations for front to rear compliance
1) SL55 runs ABC just like 500 but the valving is more aggressive; 55 suspension parts (namely ABC struts and not the same p/n as 500 or 600)
2) both 55 and 500 run 255 F and 285 R on 18's stock; that's a function of the weight of the car and the load applications from the chassis. A 911 can run a much narrower front tire due to weight and brake bias and chassis/engine config; this does not translate to the R230 chassis
3) The SL will understeer even with a wider front tire; reducing the width of the front tire can make it understeer more on corner entry.
- I am running 245/35-19 F on 8.5" rim and 285/30-19 on a 10.5" rim ... my next choice will be stay with 245 or go to 255 in front and go to a 295 or 305 in the rear once I do the tire height calculations for front to rear compliance
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A few points:
1) SL55 runs ABC just like 500 but the valving is more aggressive; 55 suspension parts (namely ABC struts and not the same p/n as 500 or 600)
2) both 55 and 500 run 255 F and 285 R on 18's stock; that's a function of the weight of the car and the load applications from the chassis. A 911 can run a much narrower front tire due to weight and brake bias and chassis/engine config; this does not translate to the R230 chassis
3) The SL will understeer even with a wider front tire; reducing the width of the front tire can make it understeer more on corner entry.
- I am running 245/35-19 F on 8.5" rim and 285/30-19 on a 10.5" rim ... my next choice will be stay with 245 or go to 255 in front and go to a 295 or 305 in the rear once I do the tire height calculations for front to rear compliance
1) SL55 runs ABC just like 500 but the valving is more aggressive; 55 suspension parts (namely ABC struts and not the same p/n as 500 or 600)
2) both 55 and 500 run 255 F and 285 R on 18's stock; that's a function of the weight of the car and the load applications from the chassis. A 911 can run a much narrower front tire due to weight and brake bias and chassis/engine config; this does not translate to the R230 chassis
3) The SL will understeer even with a wider front tire; reducing the width of the front tire can make it understeer more on corner entry.
- I am running 245/35-19 F on 8.5" rim and 285/30-19 on a 10.5" rim ... my next choice will be stay with 245 or go to 255 in front and go to a 295 or 305 in the rear once I do the tire height calculations for front to rear compliance
What is your rear offset? ET30? I am trying to figure out what rear dimensions I want to build.
Here is the specs I have done for my setup (I may have to do a 20in rear if they don't make my wheel):
