not sure if anybody here has had more then one set of springs but i know the s techs drop the font much lower then the rear in comparison to say the racing beats.

my question is, lets saywe had 2 sets of sring with identical spring rates but one lowered the front more then the other. how would that affect the cars handling? are there any advantages or is this strictly for looks.

denward

 

theoretically, you'd have a little less body roll the lower you can get the CG of the car (although it doesn't take much suspension tweaking to get the roll pretty negligible on the car anyway).

If it's a small difference, I'm not sure that there'd be any noticable difference in the aerodynamics, although theoretically having the nose pitched down a little should reduce aero lifting on the body, and may make a small difference in the drag (whether you'd get more or less is tough to guess at, though).

In day to day driving, you're more likely to scrape the bottom of the nose going into/out of driveways and such with the front end lower. In my own experience, I'm thinking this is part of the reason why I keep losing screws out of the nose-to-undertray attachment along the front end (some of which may have ended up in my tires a couple times, although I haven't had any blowouts, just several patches and a couple slow leaks).

My best guess would be that the smaller the change, the less difference it'll make in any regard, including cosmetics.

 

3 years ago, my exgirlfiends brother and i were experimenting with ride height in his wrx. if i remember correctly, i think lowering the front made the car under steer going into the corners and oversteer at the exit.... or maybe it was the other way around. my memory is really starting to **** me off. anywho.. i was just curius what will happen in the 8 under the same situation.

denward