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Old 09-17-2017, 03:52 PM
Roncallo Roncallo is offline
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Originally Posted by rwd4evr View Post
Yes that is true, in an Ideal World I would put lowering spindles on it that simply move the axle up in the relationship to the ball joints. But nobody makes those for a r/ C107 chassis. So practically speaking if you look at it as a parallelogram with unequal length sides, simple lowering springs put the lower control arm in a position pointing upward from the chassis out. So when the suspension compresses in a corner it will actually decrease negative camber (bad). The lower control arm must be pointing downwards to keep some semblance of the correct curve. Unfortunately I doubt that with the 2-3" lowering I will have I do t think it will be downward anyway. The increase in the distance (with a longer lower ball joint) between the outer upper and lower suspension pivots will however change the angle of the upper control arm at ride height and change the arc the upper ball joint sees effectively increasing the camber curve. I haven't run the suspension program yet because I don't have the measurements but it will be no worse than if it was just lowered by springs only.
High amount of camber are good for drifting because of the way the outer tire contacts the ground at opposite lock.

A bit crude but here's the idea.
How much are you trying to lower. You could extend the upper control arm mounts if you are good with fab. But do increase the bracing.
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