Hi all,
I did a search and found some information on Koni's and using the lower perch. I however didn't find the answer I was looking for and thought I'd ask the pro's.

I have Eibach's/Koni's and like the drop of the fronts. I have a one finger gap.

The rears are at a two finger gap. I wanted to know if there would be a problem moving JUST the rears down to the lower perch to gain another half inch?

Has anyone done this with their set up? (meaning move one side only)

Will moving the rears to the lower perch and keeping the fronts on the top screw something up down the road?

thanks in advance

 

Won't hurt anything. It will affect handling in that it should reduce understeer a smidgen.

Probably want to get an alignment.

 

Thanks for the reassurance. I'll make sure to get an alignment after I complete the change.

Can you explain the reduction in understeer in laymen's terms?

 

When you lower the center of gravity (CG) of one end of the car but, not the other, you change how weight transfers in a corner. For example if you lower the front, you'll reduce front weight transfer because you've lowered the front CG. By reducing the rear CG some, you reduce the rear weight tranfers and will lessen OVERSTEER (not under, I said it wrong in the first post).

It's a poor man's way of tuning the car's cornering when you can't change the springs or sway bar. If you under-steer, try lowering the front or raise the rear. If you oversteer, lower the rear or raise the front.

It's all described the in the book "Going Faster" which is published by the Skip Barber driving school. That's probably the best driving book out there and I have most of them.


http://bentleypublishers.com/gallery.htm?c...A&galleryId=831

 

Thanks Ek9 I have some reading and learning to do.