So i did my research first but I couldnt find quite what I was looking for. I understand that for the most part lowering the G is a visual modification but for some odd reason the visual gain to loss of clearance ratio is not that appealing to me. What I was wondering was if any1 notices a noticable diffrence in the way the car corners? My friend was trying to convince me that with the way I drive I would love the way the my car cornered if i lowered it, I am looking for some info from others who have lowered on just a bit maybe Z springs or something comparable.

 

if your lowered its always a tad better when cornering. lower center of gravity.

 

Yes I understand that in theory that my cornering will be better and i know it "techinally" will be better. I was wondering if it would be better to any noticable degree or not really.

 

definetly noticable imo..i can take corners a bit easier..
but if you get aftermarket sways then you'll notice a hell of difference

 

Ahh ok thanks..out of curiosity what did you lower your car on?

 

^tein comfort sport coils

 

You will definitely notice a difference when you lower it and get it aligned.. sways will also make a noticeable impact!

 

And it's more than just for cornering. You'll accelerate, and brake, better.

 

Divide the center of gravity [change 1"] by the tread width [1"/60"] to derive the percentage of weight transfer improvement.

If an opposite wheel-tire has 900 pounds and 1/3 of that is transfered at 0.9G. 1" lowering will reduce the weight transfer by 5 pounds on opposite wheel/tire.

Not significant in anything but perception and feel.

Tire rack has some excellant tests showing various suspension changes on a BMW and how little springs, shocks, sway bars actually improve things because most oem designs are already 95% of what is possible for weight and tires.
They do however change the feel and after you spend the money they must be better.

 

It's more than just the amount of drop, you have to consider the spring rates for one thing, etc., etc...

On BMW's, perhaps there's not much to be gained, they're optimized from the factory as it is. But it does make quite a difference on other vehicle makes and models.

 

I see why you have Tech in your sn. Every post you make is always full of forumlas.

 

I have 2 engineering degrees and an MBA so formulae is my life.

All these simple formulae can be found in Suspension Textbooks:

AS to aftermarket mods most are not cost effective........you can spend thousands and only gain a few percent..........if you are racing for money a few % may be the ticket?