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Old 09-10-2024, 09:11 AM   #76
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Originally Posted by Spuds View Post
FYI, raised the car, particularly the front end. 341/346mm, up from 336/342. It drives completely different now. Roll center, bro.

Also added a rear sway bar, but honestly the front end steering change is more pronounced.
If raising the car a bit significantly improved front grip, I'm still *guessing* (even more so) it was more of a front bump travel issue!

Raising the front of the car raises front roll center, which would increase lateral weight transfer up front if rear ride height were left the same, which should give more understeer (all other effects ignored for the moment). But of course raising the rear does the same thing in back, and it's really the F/R weight transfer distribution that affects handling balance.

I forget though, for which type suspension does roll center height move more with ride height changes, strut or multilink?
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