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Ride height on a Lexus IS200

Ride height on a Lexus IS200

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ormi
Posting Freak
3,006
22-05-2017, 01:57 PM
#21
Sam B ormi car sits lovely on the back!

also please take the mad flaps off :biggrin:

mate they are already off......
going to roll the rear arches as i have the tool now and space the rears out a bit more...a bit like yours mate...

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ormi
22-05-2017, 01:57 PM #21

Sam B ormi car sits lovely on the back!

also please take the mad flaps off :biggrin:

mate they are already off......
going to roll the rear arches as i have the tool now and space the rears out a bit more...a bit like yours mate...


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James S
Posting Freak
1,240
23-05-2017, 06:59 AM
#22
Have got coilovers now. Woot! :w00t:

Very excited, and looking forward to getting them on the car! Anyone who fancies coming and helping me get them on next weekend please let me know! LOL!

Thanks to Stav for sorting them out.
James S
23-05-2017, 06:59 AM #22

Have got coilovers now. Woot! :w00t:

Very excited, and looking forward to getting them on the car! Anyone who fancies coming and helping me get them on next weekend please let me know! LOL!

Thanks to Stav for sorting them out.

James S
Posting Freak
1,240
23-05-2017, 07:16 AM
#23
Also need a trip to WIM, but is it worth waiting till I have got some ARBs??? Don't really want to make two trips!
James S
23-05-2017, 07:16 AM #23

Also need a trip to WIM, but is it worth waiting till I have got some ARBs??? Don't really want to make two trips!

ormi
Posting Freak
3,006
23-05-2017, 09:46 AM
#24
if you wait till you get roll bars then you cant fit the coilovers......you will scrub the tyres in a few 00 miles....fitting arbs will not change your geo settings fit the coil overs get the geo done then fit the arbs...

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ormi
23-05-2017, 09:46 AM #24

if you wait till you get roll bars then you cant fit the coilovers......you will scrub the tyres in a few 00 miles....fitting arbs will not change your geo settings fit the coil overs get the geo done then fit the arbs...


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James S
Posting Freak
1,240
23-05-2017, 10:16 AM
#25
Good thinking, take it lowering it will really mess up the geo???
James S
23-05-2017, 10:16 AM #25

Good thinking, take it lowering it will really mess up the geo???

Sparkystav
Administrator
14,683
23-05-2017, 11:54 AM
#26
yeah mate

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Sparkystav
23-05-2017, 11:54 AM #26

yeah mate


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James S
Posting Freak
1,240
29-05-2017, 02:13 AM
#27
Have decided o get them fitted next week. And going to only do a small drop, say 30mm all round, and see how I go on speed bumbs and pot holes that are local to me.
Then if its still high, will drop it further.
James S
29-05-2017, 02:13 AM #27

Have decided o get them fitted next week. And going to only do a small drop, say 30mm all round, and see how I go on speed bumbs and pot holes that are local to me.
Then if its still high, will drop it further.

MacRS200
Junior Member
21
02-06-2017, 03:40 AM
#28
Around 50mm is as low as you can drop and still recover the geo to something sensible. Did this with Tony a few years back when we dropped mine in stages and measured/recovered at each stage.

Mine is lowered about that and I had around 2 degrees neg camber on the rears with the adjusters maxed out.
MacRS200
02-06-2017, 03:40 AM #28

Around 50mm is as low as you can drop and still recover the geo to something sensible. Did this with Tony a few years back when we dropped mine in stages and measured/recovered at each stage.

Mine is lowered about that and I had around 2 degrees neg camber on the rears with the adjusters maxed out.

James S
Posting Freak
1,240
02-06-2017, 09:57 AM
#29
I am going to have a good read up on this before saturday. I don't understand it to be honest. Think 50mm is where I want to be, but shall see at weekend. Cheers
James S
02-06-2017, 09:57 AM #29

I am going to have a good read up on this before saturday. I don't understand it to be honest. Think 50mm is where I want to be, but shall see at weekend. Cheers

MacRS200
Junior Member
21
03-06-2017, 04:51 AM
#30
James S I am going to have a good read up on this before saturday. I don't understand it to be honest. Think 50mm is where I want to be, but shall see at weekend. Cheers

When you lower the car it introduces "negative camber", the wheels go out at the bottom and in at the top in most cases. It is the same as having a heavy load in the car compressing the springs.

Too much camber reduces the contact patch between the tyre and road and will give excessive wear on the inner side of the tyre tread cos the wear is concentrated on a smaller area. It can also reduce grip because of the smaller contact area.

Some neg camber is good on the rears as the outside tyre is pressed flat on the road due to cornering forces and body roll, this is where you want the grip. Generally a little less neg camber is needed on the fronts as the forces are not as great and so that effect of pressing the tyre flat on the road is less.

As with most things its a compromise between tyre wear, grip and looks. You can just slam it to look good and not worry about wear or grip it's up to the individual.

Hope that helps mate Big Grin
MacRS200
03-06-2017, 04:51 AM #30

James S I am going to have a good read up on this before saturday. I don't understand it to be honest. Think 50mm is where I want to be, but shall see at weekend. Cheers

When you lower the car it introduces "negative camber", the wheels go out at the bottom and in at the top in most cases. It is the same as having a heavy load in the car compressing the springs.

Too much camber reduces the contact patch between the tyre and road and will give excessive wear on the inner side of the tyre tread cos the wear is concentrated on a smaller area. It can also reduce grip because of the smaller contact area.

Some neg camber is good on the rears as the outside tyre is pressed flat on the road due to cornering forces and body roll, this is where you want the grip. Generally a little less neg camber is needed on the fronts as the forces are not as great and so that effect of pressing the tyre flat on the road is less.

As with most things its a compromise between tyre wear, grip and looks. You can just slam it to look good and not worry about wear or grip it's up to the individual.

Hope that helps mate Big Grin

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