Will lowering my car make it faster?
01-20-2008, 08:25 AM
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RE: Will lowering my car make it faster?
ORIGINAL: Novanutcase
Not true if you are road racing! Lowering the car will give you a better roll center along with better center of gravity.
Yes, I know he said he wanted to improve his strip times but to say that lowering the car is only good for looks is a bit of a sweeping statement.
John
ORIGINAL: oxfordgt
It will make it slower. Stiff springs suck for racing in a straight line. Plus lowering the car itself is bad for drag racing because it throws the geometery of the suspension out of wack. Lowering the car is only good for looks.
It will make it slower. Stiff springs suck for racing in a straight line. Plus lowering the car itself is bad for drag racing because it throws the geometery of the suspension out of wack. Lowering the car is only good for looks.
Yes, I know he said he wanted to improve his strip times but to say that lowering the car is only good for looks is a bit of a sweeping statement.
John
01-20-2008, 08:46 AM
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RE: Will lowering my car make it faster?
lowering the cars throws off the the instant center for the rear, and intern will kill your 60 ft. times making your car slower at the strip. my car on stock tires reguraly pulls 2.1s with 4 cyl. springs on street tires whereas my buddy has sportlines and has only been able to pull a 2.5. we'll see how much my 2.1 changes when i throw the 325/50/15 nitto drag radials on i got chillin in the shop.
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