Uneven drop on springs - why?

[df.dima]

Are our front/rear fenders/arches same size/height? I know with my old Maxima, people always set it up raked, so the front is lower, due to difference visually. Twins look pretty even to me.

Stock measurements seems to indicate rear is actually 1/4 or 1/2 higher.

I am on RCE T0s, the front is 1/4 higher than back (without me in the car) and it bugs me a bit . The car is corner balanced and setup really well, but asking the shop to go through that again is probably a waste, just for the sake of looks.

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

There is an effect, but 5mm isn't a lot of rake. Generally, a rear higher than the front will promote a little more oversteer...however too low in the front will result in riding on the bumpstops which causes understeer. Depending on how much rear travel you have and how ride height is adjusted, a taller rear (with more bump travel) will help you put power down exiting a corner.

Our RCE Yellow springs are an even 20mm drop.

- Andrew

I wonder how much more oversteer (in "feelz" units) for a given difference in height could there be haha? Not sure if more oversteer would be good for me at this point.
I found an older posts from CSG stating they run front lower than rear, while Robispec at that time was the opposite. I guess it also depends on the driver and how they drive at the track, ultimately.

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by df.dima

Are our front/rear fenders/arches same size/height? I know with my old Maxima, people always set it up raked, so the front is lower, due to difference visually. Twins look pretty even to me.

Stock measurements seems to indicate rear is actually 1/4 or 1/2 higher.

I am on RCE T0s, the front is 1/4 higher than back (without me in the car) and it bugs me a bit . The car is corner balanced and setup really well, but asking the shop to go through that again is probably a waste, just for the sake of looks.


I wonder how much more oversteer (in "feelz" units) for a given difference in height could there be haha? Not sure if more oversteer would be good for me at this point.
I found an older posts from CSG stating they run front lower than rear, while Robispec at that time was the opposite. I guess it also depends on the driver and how they drive at the track, ultimately.

Hard to quantify since it's not a linear relationship (meaning raising 1/4 inch will have a different amount of effect if you're starting from 2 inches down or 1 inch). Also some camber curve and toe change interaction...

Yes a lot of it is driver preference too!

- Andrew

[JDM4E]

I think I will go with 20/20 then... Function over form for me. And it seems that it is "perfect" drop for rollcentre kit to keep things back to specs.