[DMCForum] Re: Ride height.

["twinenginedmc12" <twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is a very persuasive argument to me.

It suggests that raising the front end of the car in the eventual 
production setup, the steering geometry has been degraded slightly, 
and that the people who lower their cars, and perceive them to be 
better handling, are probably right.

Rick Gendreau.
  

 

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DANIEL SHANE <daniel.shane@xxxx> 
wrote:
> The thing that makes me think It's supposed to be at
> the lower hight is that when lowered the track rods
> coming out of the steering rack are almost horizontal.
> 
> This would help with bump steer. On the original
> springs the track rods are pointing down meaning that
> the steering geo is not ideal.
> 
> The lowered setting is also how the Esprit is set up
> with the track rods almost horizontal.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> --- Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
> The rumor I always heard was that the headlights were
> too low for American DOT standards..  and the
> quick-fix was to raise the entire car.
> 
> Sounds like BS to me.
> 
> I think we can all agree that the car does look better
> lower...  As far as performance, I'd love to see some
> real tests before making such a claim.  While everyone
> who has replaced the 25 year old stock springs with
> any of the newer "lowering" springs is pleased with
> the change, it is typical that the owner also changes
> the 25 year old shocks and maybe even the tires at the
> same time.
> 
> BUT.. based on looks alone, I would suggest lowering
> the car.  I doubt any of us push the envelope of
> performance on our cars such that the slight change in
> height would have a significant impact.
> 
> 
> --- twinenginedmc12
> <twinenginedmc12@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Marc.
> > 
> > I don't know anything about that claim that Lotus
> > designed the front 
> > end to be lower.  I guess I answered the wrong
> > question.  Sorry.  
> > There must be a piece of history here I'm missing.  
> > 
> > 
> > I'm curious, is the claim that Lotus intended to
> > design the front end 
> > of the car lower than Giugario's original height, or
> > that they 
> > intended to design it lower than the eventual
> > production height?  
> > 
> > Either is plausible, I suppose, especially (to me)
> > the idea that they 
> > intended to design it lower than the eventual
> > production height, 
> > given that the production front end height both
> > looks ugly, and 
> > performs worse than a lower height would.
> > 
> > Rick.
> 
> 
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