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Old 02-28-2012, 06:04 PM   #138
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Originally Posted by Draco-REX View Post
To be fair, I didn't go flush for looks. I did it to fit 255s under the fenders. That car is all suspension and maximizing street grip. So the ride height is on purpose. It's low enough to improve the handling without moving the suspension into a range that hurts the handling. The addiional front drop moves the roll centers, comparatively, into a range that helps counter the designed in understeer.

So it's form following function.
I agree if that car is on the track at least 80% of the time. Why dial in a suspension for the street?
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