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Old 04-21-2017, 03:51 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by JazzleSAURUS View Post
As a follow up, if you were to prepare a car that had some rake, (say a spirited DD or something,) how much of a differential in height would you use? a couple mm at most I'd imagine, (3 or so?)
If we're keeping it theoretical, the roll axes on the Lotus Elise were set up such that having a positive rake of 5mm [front 5mm lower than rear] gave the best overall balance; roll center axis and aerodynamic effect with its flat floor.
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