I just hate when theres **** you cant avoid, and that feeling oOoOo...****
-_-

 

Pretty good example of the control arm geometry being at the wrong angle due to being lowered too much

 

^^ Needs to be lower. Would of avoided the problem.



I kid.

 

wait till you have to replace that cross member.

bc of being low i've replaced ypipe, cross member, front bumper, rear bumper, tore of mud guards and dented my side skirt at the same time, flared my front fenders by way of tires, took a chunk out of my frame in the back, hit a dip in the road and pushed my exhaust into my diff, and hit a semi tire causing over 5k in damage... would i go lower or higher? lower for sure. i love being low and getting looked at like i'm a fool

 

These cars need to be lowered or they look like crap, deal with it!

Is a pia sometimes though...

 

Just go hydraulics/air ride or something. Using coilovers (for "racing") to ruin the suspension geometry seems silly to me.

 

Looking forward to posting in here after i get my new setup installed

 

wow, lots of whining

Its all about finding the best set up for the individual. I am low, not slammed. I have less than a one finger gap all around and I feel I sit perfectly. I bottom out everyonce in a while, my a-arms hit on large bumps (damn X), but overall I have no issues. Ride is stiff, but not bone jarring and the kiddos are comfy. If I need to raise it for snow, I can. If I want to slam a touch more, I can. Coils FTW. Roads suck in MO but you just need to learn the routes and actually pay attention. Low is a lifestyle. Slammed is just special

 

^^Well said my brother. Low is not for everyone and it doesn't mean you have to scrape everything in sight and have a sh!tty ride. A well-thought out suspension set up can yield an amazingly comfortable and driveable car that looks great.

 

Thanks. i adjusted my ride height at least 4-5x before I was satified. Adjusted dampending several times as well. Trial and error.

 

Glad i'm not the only one that knows that lowering a car "too much" can hurt handling, rather than help it.

 

After lowering the car where the control arm is past parallel to the ground you need some spacers or something to re-capture the control arm angle again. Just like everything else that needs adjustment (camber arms, toe bolts) this should be addressed but isn't.

On my old car, this lead to bump oversteer and and you usually put a spacer under where control arm attaches to the wheel side of the suspension to get the angle back.

 

Same discussion happens on the Mustang boards. You start to take the front end past the point where the front control arms are no longer parallel and handling suffers and the balance of the car is ruined. I've been in cars slammed so low it rides like crap and is scary in a turn. Toss on stiffer sway bars and such and the driver thinks the have improved handling by lowering and stiffening the ride...but all they've done is create a dangerous situation prone to snap/bump oversteer.

There's more to suspension that just thinking lower = better handling. The real problem is the fenders on the G35 are just too high. BMW solves the problem by having their fenders drop a little lower to the tires, but allow the tire to bounce up inside. My car is parked right next to a BMW 3-series right now. Ground clearance-wise...they are the same really. We would both clear the same obstacles fine, but the fenders on the BMW look lower and give the car the look of being lowered while my damn car looks like a 4X4 sitting next to it due to fender gap.

I agree that these cars look better lowered, but really wish it was done by drooping the fenders a tad to give it the "sitting on the wheels" look that many BMW's have.

 

no one here is saying slamming your car improves handling, why the soapbox?

 

They talk about handling on Mustang forums??