Subject	Re: Corner balancing is a little overrated, its not necessary
Posted by	Spongerider :) on October 19, 2007 at 12:33 PM
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In Reply To	Corner balancing is a little overrated, its not necessary posted by kuah@splparts.com on October 19, 2007 at 12:20 PM
Message	"And I have actually provided a lot of info in this thread, and if you look through it carefully you can figure out most of what you need." That is what most people won't do. They want it all neat and pretty. All I'm say is most do not have a clue as to proper setup and tuning and I'm not asking for your secret tuning knowledge just the basics coming from a real racer and a real enthusiast. :-) www.SoCalZCrew.com If you like nice new trim like me then go to? http://www.kurumaz.com/ **Dynoed at 371.2 rwhp. and 362.3 rwtrq. @ .9 bar on pumped 91 gas no time tweaking 3/11/03** **Dynoed at 411 rwhp. and 452 rwtq. @1.15 kg. on race gas 104 no time tweaking 3/28/03 **All numbers are SAE corrected**
Follow Ups	Little rant -- why people need coilovers - kuah@splparts.com 10:21:43 10/19/07 good info Kuah... - rave 10:30:12 10/19/07 Very good info! (n/m) - Aqualung 10:34:08 10/19/07 Thanks for the info - mikem@ztune.ca 10:34:27 10/19/07 What happened to your turbos Mike?? (n/m) - DbestiZ1 18:06:05 10/19/07 Good to know. - AbsolutZ (OH) 10:41:27 10/19/07 Some exceptions: I think Tein Basic does not - kuah@splparts.com 10:43:53 10/19/07 Roger that. - AbsolutZ (OH) 12:36:42 10/19/07 Thanks and bookmarked (n/m) - collegeboy 10:46:24 10/19/07 VTD, quit talking :) (n/m) - Tissan© 10:58:49 10/19/07 VTB :) (n/m) - collegeboy 11:00:11 10/19/07 Good stuff, maybe move to tech for VTF? - TriniTT 10:47:39 10/19/07 good info - Z_LiFe 10:51:31 10/19/07 Any info on how to properly preload the springs? (n/m) - Eric(NJ) 10:53:32 10/19/07 One standard way is - kuah@splparts.com 11:40:22 10/19/07 Thanks for the info. Can you elaborate on one point please? - ZEngineer 10:54:46 10/19/07 185lb relative to the weight of the car? - kuah@splparts.com 11:03:07 10/19/07 gotcha. Thanks. (n/m) - ZEngineer 12:14:31 10/19/07 It is the compression rate that.. - MrPulldown 14:45:43 10/19/07 Thanks (n/m) - zgene4 10:54:48 10/19/07 good info! (n/m) - Alan(NJ) 10:59:08 10/19/07 When I have the time and $$ to track more regularly, - Barry'z (NJ) 11:12:20 10/19/07 Great insight. Thanks for the post. (n/m) - GPA 11:17:26 10/19/07 bookmarked, anyone who has seen their bumpstops in - LJZTT 11:20:30 10/19/07 Great info. Thanks! (n/m) - TheTwinZ (Peru) 11:24:37 10/19/07 So technically you could drop your car 1-2"... - CameronSF 11:39:03 10/19/07 No, you have 2 problems, the shock bottoming out - kuah@splparts.com 11:41:26 10/19/07 Understandable...but... - CameronSF 12:32:03 10/19/07 False. Like I said, if you drop any amount - kuah@splparts.com 12:38:19 10/19/07 To prevent suspension bottom out? (n/m) - CameronSF 12:48:27 10/19/07 yes (n/m) - kuah@splparts.com 08:48:24 10/20/07 Your little rant makes me grin because I now have coilovers (n/m) - Ghozt 11:48:50 10/19/07 Great info.! (n/m) - 1BADTTZ (SoCal) 11:50:34 10/19/07 Most people do not know how to setup coilovers - Spongerider :) 11:53:00 10/19/07 2nd (n/m) - aliaZ 11:59:31 10/19/07 ...or maybe... - RSR 12:12:04 10/19/07 Good point, Spongerider. Suspension mods are in my near - GPA 12:19:52 10/19/07 Corner balancing is a little overrated, its not necessary - kuah@splparts.com 12:20:00 10/19/07 Re: Corner balancing is a little overrated, its not necessary - Spongerider :) 12:33:36 10/19/07 Plus you know if I do a writeup - kuah@splparts.com 12:26:17 10/19/07 Don't make it available for everyone... - BradZ (FL) 12:37:32 10/19/07 Strong 2nd. I would love some instruction on proper - Hawkin"Z" 13:01:35 10/19/07 Re: Strong 2nd. I would love some instruction on proper - kuah@splparts.com 09:24:54 10/20/07 I hear you and I agree but knowing you are helping - Spongerider :) 12:55:30 10/19/07 Agreed, getting them corner balanced makes a big difference - collegeboy 14:32:44 10/19/07 ... - RSR 12:00:58 10/19/07 If you hit the bumpstop occasionally - kuah@splparts.com 12:30:43 10/19/07 But none of that has ANYTHING to do w. buttholes shopping - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:17:38 10/19/07 e.g. "Megan Racing" coilovers (n/m) - fourZero 12:19:51 10/19/07 Eh, you know that will happen regardless - kuah@splparts.com 12:27:52 10/19/07 word was that megan coilovers - josh 12:31:04 10/19/07 Yeah... - BradZ (FL) 12:39:12 10/19/07 I believe it is a copy of the Apexi mid to lower end CO's. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 12:53:22 10/19/07 Megan & Apexi outter housings are the same - Mike(La Canada) 16:47:06 10/19/07 I took a ride in College Boy's Z at ZCON 06 -- he has - The Devils Z 12:50:08 10/19/07 thankyou, very informative (n/m) - blacktwin 13:22:01 10/19/07 what does preload mean? and do the SPL Coilovers come in - zyoulater 13:46:49 10/19/07 Spring force due to compression at rest. (n/m) - PennStateZ 14:21:12 10/19/07 How many lower for track use VS. street use? - dpjax 14:10:45 10/19/07 ^Agreed (n/m) - sandplasma 15:13:50 10/19/07 eibach + KYB is great for the street>>> - maglito 15:23:40 10/19/07 Searched, found, awesome article! - BlackholeZ 17:08:18 10/19/07 Re: Little rant -- why people need coilovers - got rice? 17:02:10 10/19/07 Interesting read... - Only1Z 20:06:20 10/19/07 I have a couple questions... - PennStateZ 23:41:09 10/19/07 Re: I have a couple questions... - kuah@splparts.com 08:53:47 10/20/07 Re: Re: I have a couple questions... - tjlazer 11:36:57 10/20/07 No because you still do not have a short stroke shock (n/m) - kuah@splparts.com 15:53:31 10/20/07 can you pls tell me how you deal with camber issues? - RedSER13 00:03:20 10/20/07 Personally? I just run track alignment all the time - kuah@splparts.com 09:21:28 10/20/07
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