For those who didn't get a corner balance done following coilover installation, did your handling suffer?

I am interested in hearing people's experience on wether corner balancing makes a big difference for daily spirited driving.

 

I don't but I would like to know how that's done.

 

I cannot answer the initial question, but I can answer the second one:

You corner balance by placing the car on 4 wheel scales and "weight jacking" the car. Generally, lowering a corner will add weight and raising a corner will reduce weight.

I have done it numerous times with my Shifter kart, but have never done it wth a car on coil overs. On the kart, you get close by adjusting front/rear ride height and then finish by adding ballast wherever it is needed. Front to rear bias as important as is cross-corner balancing (percentages between the front left/rear right and front right/rear left)

On coil-overs, I imagine you get the car set close to where you want it as far as ride height, then you place it on the scales and go from there... if the right rear is too heavy (for example) you raise it a little... too light, drop it a little.

Once you have it balanced (with the driver in the driver's seat), I imagine you get it aligned (which will no doubt change the balance a little bit). You might have to go back and forth aligning and balancing a couple times to get them both where you want them.

 

Haven't done corner balancing on mine yet...interested to see if the S2000 is really near 50-50!

 

It's a MUST,for street driving.

 

im curious to hear why you think its a "MUST".

the purpose is just to equalize the effects of suspension when turning left and right. how is that critical to driving around the streets?

and with how well weight balanced the s2000 comes stock, how far off could getting the car at even ride heights all around be?

racers corner balance their car to get the last .010s out of their car. most ppl who regularly track their car arent even that consistent enough. and a lot of racers dont even bother.

 

I get it aligned while sitting in the car and can see and feel the difference. I would assume the weight balancing would only be noticable in extreme situation in our car?

I'd think it's worth doing if you can get the alignment weight balance done at the same shop.

 

[QUOTE=tysonCRX,Sep 19 2006, 01:44 PM]
the purpose is just to equalize the effects of suspension when turning left and right.

 

i have actually.

on my crx race car. i raced ITA with SCCA.

it didnt make a difference. glad i didnt fork over $300 for it.

i had a regular sponsorship with an alignment shop. that i would have paid for. just regular alignments, no scales. i did the weighting with my friends scales. wasnt worth my time.

 

So you think its a good idea to get an alignment done while sitting in the car?