Ride height 172?

[harboged]

Hi,

I've searched but didn't find a good answer.

What's a recommended ride height front/rear for a 172 on AST 5100 suspension. Uprights etc are standard stuff. The car is being raced.

Cheers

 

[Ads29]

If you're going into a race series you'll need to check the regs, blue book states 75mm ground clearance as a general rule (excluding exhaust I think) but whilst unlikely individual series may have other regs that'll need to be satisfied

 

[harboged]

If you're going into a race series you'll need to check the regs, blue book states 75mm ground clearance as a general rule (excluding exhaust I think) but whilst unlikely individual series may have other regs that'll need to be satisfied

Thanks, but in this series there is no such rule.

 

[chris blue]

Mine is low enough to scrape at the back, and cant even get up ramps with ramo extensions .....

Feels great cornering, and planted.

 

[harboged]

Mine is low enough to scrape at the back, and cant even get up ramps with ramo extensions .....

Feels great cornering, and planted.

Ok. Mine scrapes at the back too sometimes.

I was just wondering because I know some cars suffer when they are lowered too much, for example with increased bump steer.

BTW, is the car supposed to have some rake?

 

[Chris_Beer]

Always better to have the front a little lower than the back IMO

But not so much that the wishbones are facing the sky!

Maybe 40-50mm gap between the tyre and wheel arch on the front, and the rear a little higher. This all depends of course what wheel / tyre combo you have of course

 

[chris blue]

Only when the wife is in passenger seat it scrapes... she likes her food (lol- gawds sake don't say I said that)
Only had bump steer on the roads over large raises in the road, when taken at speed. Torque steer is more pronounced
Most tracks are pretty flat

Never had the sensation of rake in the Clio, doesn't really go quick enough I think