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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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heard form a friend that his car just got weight or corner balanced.

Thinkin of gettin mine done too, but he says that my coilover must be independent adjustable dampening/height adjustment.

...So I can still adjust the height on canyon trips and then drop when city driving AND NOT mess up the 50/50 balance.

thinkin of gettin PSS9. From what I think most of them are independently adjustable but i just want to make sure. thanks guys.
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Well, in theory you could corner balance at any height then raise and or lower the car to another height and as long as the different heights remain relative to each other, you will maintain your balance.

What will make this suck for you though is that you cannot change the front and rears the same amount of turns to get to the same height because the motion ratio is dfferent from front to rear. One full turn in the front is not the same as one full turn in the rear.

Also, the alignment changes when the height changes. Most notably, toe changes. You could mark all the adjusters with paint at the slammed setting and at your "canyon trip" setting.

So unless you want to align your car each time you raise and lower your car, I think you should skip the slam and pick the correct ride height and stick to it.
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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shall this be done with the driver inside the car?
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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yes.
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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thx robinson. as long as i know that it will maintain my balance evrything is cool... just dnt want to touch tht ratio after.

was just concerned that some coilovers adjust the spring rates when you adjust the ride height.
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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Well, if the coil over has a separate lower adjustment for height, then the spring rate does not change. I think the spring rate changing is not as bad as the alignment changing.
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