Anyone ever corner balance after coil over install?
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Anyone ever corner balance after coil over install?
I'm getting ready to do this, and then road course the car. Wondering if anyone has any weight info and how you set it up. I'll follow up once I'm done with my individual weights and set up.
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Ok so I set up the car tonight on the scales. Wasn't far off , made an adjustment to the left rear. This is the final weights as of right now. Could get it closer but I'm on with it and will see how it does at roebling road in 2 weeks.
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Corner balancing is great when you take all the compliance out of a car but with your rubber mounted subframes, engine mounts and suspension arms you are only chasing your tail trying to corner balance the car.
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I'm no pro at balancing as it was my first time. I also don't have a lot of experience road coursing a car , but do motorcycle. That being said, everything I read and every coilover manufacturer states if you want the car o handle right you need to balance it.
Now as for the rubber bushings issue, I think they would have an effect on alignment under deflection but wouldn't change the corner weight. Or am I wrong ?
Now as for the rubber bushings issue, I think they would have an effect on alignment under deflection but wouldn't change the corner weight. Or am I wrong ?
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I'm no pro at balancing as it was my first time. I also don't have a lot of experience road coursing a car , but do motorcycle. That being said, everything I read and every coilover manufacturer states if you want the car o handle right you need to balance it.
Now as for the rubber bushings issue, I think they would have an effect on alignment under deflection but wouldn't change the corner weight. Or am I wrong ?
Now as for the rubber bushings issue, I think they would have an effect on alignment under deflection but wouldn't change the corner weight. Or am I wrong ?
Alignment affects corner balance. that's why you get a rough corner balance on a race car, then do the alignment then corner balance again.
Sway bars need to be disconnected when doing a corner balance then need adjustable end links to take out preload which affects corner balance.
This is why it takes almost a full day to properly corner balance a race car from a zero build.
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Yes but this is a street car that will be sometimes put on a road track. Alignment was one pre and post , it's not a cup car, which btw is what I borrowed the scales from at my work.
