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Originally Posted by Subafreak
So in an SVX lowered .5" , a .25" drop of the ball joint would be a good adjustment.......BUT, how about in an SVX lowered 1.5 or 2"? Then would a full 1" drop be a proper adjustment for the ball joint?
Saw the new SCC on the rack yesterday but was to poor to buy it.  |
At the OEM ride height, the ball joint is just about at the same height as the control arm pivot point. If you drop the front end by 1.5" and want to not increase the roll couple, I'd guess that the ball joint has to drop about 1-1.25". Probably 1.25". That's enough room to use an adapter that clamps to the ball joint stud and then slips into the pinch clamp on the knuckle. Keep in mind what Harvey said about possibly inducing bump steer by moving the ball joint. It might also be necessary to reposition the steering rod ball joint at the knuckle.
The result of this mod is that there will be less weight transfer to the outside front wheel in a corner. Should make for better grip at the front end during cornering, and the over traction limit of the car should be a little greater with the balance of the car moving more to oversteer at the limit.
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