I am in the process of upgrading the suspension. what is the best ride height for street use? I presume this will be constant regardless of wheel diameter. Most of my driving is on rural roads where the surface is less than ideal.

 

stock if you like driving at reasonable speeds over rough roads.

 

Raise it a couple...

 

I figure some 34's and a 4 inch lift should do 'er up just nicely...

Jeff

 

The stock ride height is actually startlingly tall, most of us have worn out, sagging, factory installed springs so our cars are quite a bit lower than stock, when aftermarket "lowering" springs are installed it actually rasies the ride height. I would say try to find a new stock set of springs. ...my $.02

 

Mine rides at about stock height... I knows this 'cause when Paul (Vohaul) puts his car next to mine, mine sits about 3 inches higher than his... unless his is REALLY bagged, and mine is just somewhat bagged....


Here's my car:


Here's his car:


Here they are side by side... note: his car has lower profile tires on it than mine. I have 70R's front and back, he has 50R's I believe


So, I would assume his car is bagged, and mine is still pretty decent. Most people comment that my car DOES look a little higher, almost like it's raised.

Jeff

 

MY experience tells me that the right height is were you can negiociate speed bumps with it lowered. If it is scrapping much, its too low for street use realistically.

 

B&G springs lower the most, 1.4 inches all around.

I have them and have no fitment issues with my new 205/50/r15 tires, I have only had them for about a week and a half and they are starting to settle a little, so Ill keep you informed.

 

Rural roads are a lot different than even speed-bumped streets.

I say if you switch springs at all, do not get anything advertising even a fraction of an inch lowering. Your application is different than most of us here, and I've tried to negotiate rural roads in my ReX with frightening results.

 

Paul, the fron't end shouldn't be lowered more than about 30mm due to lack of travel and the back needs to sit about 10mm lower to obtain the correct roll centre geometery. I've found that low King Springs on the front and super low on the back does this perfectly. King Springs aren't overly stiff either which should suit your application.

 

[quoteI've found that low King Springs on the front and super low on the back does this perfectly. King Springs aren't overly stiff either which should suit your application[/quote]
Where can you get King Springs?
Like this?



~T.J.

 

That's it!

Hey, does that thing actually move? By itself? I've seen the one with the guy holding the molson can out, with that car on the roof of a building, and I was always curious as to whether that has a rotary, and whether it moves on it's own or not...

Jeff