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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 04:50 PM
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I see a lot of scraping in your future. Dont even think about putting a lip on.
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 05:23 PM
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Now that's low! I'm suprised there is enough room under the fenders for the wheels
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 07:01 PM
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Hahaha looks crazy bro! Now I'm def getting my BC's on order.
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by lobuxracer
If you slammed the car, you'll need super stiff springs. Your roll center is below ground level, which makes your roll couple crazy long, so you need stupid stiff springs to control body roll.
When i first read your post Lobuxracer, I was like surely the vertical roll center migration is not that much, but i reread that suspension design paper on our car. You are right. Based on the figures, it migrates like 3 times the wheel center movement. Although I’d have him chase after a stiffer anti-roll bar, and leave the spring rates alone. That is of course if you buy into the theory of the kinematic roll center, Vehicle Dynamics!!

I like the look BTW. It reminds me of the old BTCC cars of the late 90's early 2000's. Those guys were tucking serious rim.

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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 07:22 AM
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Stiffer anti-roll just means they should have put a live axle in the car instead of independent suspension. I'm not a big fan of stiff roll bars at all. Spring rates are the first line of defense once you've decided on basic geometry, so I want the springs as stiff as I can get them and still have adequate wheel compliance. Slammed like this car is, it will be on the bumpstops in no time, so even a stiff roll bar will be of little consequence and will only result in wheel dependence, not independence.
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 08:02 AM
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IMO Anti-roll has its place, and a stiffer anti-roll would not destroy all independent characteristics of the suspension design. You are right in the extreme cases, but the wheel motion and force vectors that generate the roll attitude of the vehicle would not all the sudden act as a live axle with a stiffer anti roll that adequately compensates for the greater roll moment, Which is what I thought we were talking about.
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rcm83
ugh...slammed sports car = fail imo, why not just buy a 250 if you are going to do that? Either way welcome to the forums and hope you enjoy the car.
whatever!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 11:43 PM
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just a little up date of how shes sitting right now
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 11:44 PM
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 12:12 AM
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That looks awesome! Are they 20" rims? How is your tyre wear, do you have any aftermarket control arms etc.?
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 12:16 AM
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Would you mind measuring the height from ground to top of guard please. I have my coilovers being installed on Tuesday and wanted a guide to give the installers of what height to set my car at
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 01:26 AM
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Is that Work VS-XX? Whats your specs on it man? Looks really nice!
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 01:50 AM
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Looking good, now sign up for the Socal BBQ biggest ISF meet you 2 dwin888 :P
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 01:52 AM
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dude that is slammed, i thought i was slammed, dont you scrape on every driveway? LOL.
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 10:00 AM
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looks good! as stated above "dont you scrape on every driveway?"
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