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Old 06-02-2003, 11:30 PM
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the real reasons for lowering your car and reduction of weight transfer

http://e30m3performance.com/myths/We...t_transfer.htm


this talks about how lowering the car affects suspension travel

http://e30m3performance.com/myths/travel/travel.htm
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very good reads.
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Old 06-03-2003, 10:55 AM
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Now post up the ill effects of lowering and the common overlooked items such as wheel alignment that come as the price of lowering...
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Ah, you mean things like suddenly having an Infinite Spring rate because your car is too low and you hit the bump stops? Stuff like that? hehe...

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good reads. very concise and clearly written, no wonder it came from bimmer owners...
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haha yah....very educational, thats why i posted it. hopefully it will educate everyone on the physics of altering the suspension if they haven't already known. and not do it just cuz it looks tight or because someone else does it.
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i wanna lower the SHO so i can get some better handaling out of my 3600lb beast. squealing tires going on an onramp at 75 sucks, should be doing that at at least 85
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Another good website is www.turnfast.com. Grassroots motorsport's website also has some good tech articles on it.
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Originally posted by Shawn
Another good website is www.turnfast.com.
Is that link right? Seems that they need to update their server o_O
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