Eazterence Neutral Newbie January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 Hi Guys.. I'm new to this forums. Also trying to learn much more about cars. Been searching here and there but cant really find my answers.. 1) How does lowering your ride help? Better FC? More stable? More powerful? 2) Bigger rims more stable but more FC and suffer from picking up right? 3) Spoilers helps to lower CG of car, means more stable also right? These I tink are simple questions to your guys, but is something for me to understand more.. =) Will be searching more of them.. Thanks..! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crv2004 Clutched January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 (edited) ) How does lowering your ride help? Better FC? More stable? More powerful? 2) Bigger rims more stable but more FC and suffer from picking up right? 3) Spoilers helps to lower CG of car, means more stable also right? (just for display only in singapore. It helps at above 150km/h) Edited January 2, 2006 by Crv2004 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eazterence Neutral Newbie January 2, 2006 Author Share January 2, 2006 Oh I see.. Alright.. What do mechanics do to the suspensions to lower your ride? Will it pck up faster? I'm interested in lowering my sunny.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koren Clutched January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 faster pickup wun be noticable.. or rather.. non @ all.. what will the mechanic do? they can change the spring.. cut the spring.. reshape the spring(heating) or change a set of coilovers.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzza Neutral Newbie January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 Lowering your ride: a)Change spring. b) Better change whole set of suspension kit. *Look better but lost comfort. *Not cheap. Better FC : Manufactured already do the better is your car. Easy way can help a little is change good spark plug, thinner engine oil, smaller tires, lighten your car 10%. * maybe noisier. More stable : Lowering your ride. Put more stability parts. *lost comfort. More powerful a) Change higher performance parts. Many way to do it. *sure higher FC. b) Lighten your car. Very effective if u can ligher up to 20%+. * lost stable Bigger rims more stable but more FC and suffer from picking up right : Yes.*widder or tinner tires=more noise Spoilers helps to lower CG of car, means more stable also right Yes. More stable only can help in higher speed. Good for those car too powerfull. *higher FC, more wind noise, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eazterence Neutral Newbie January 2, 2006 Author Share January 2, 2006 Thanks for your info..! =) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 1)lower ur car can help for power meh???maybe abit on fc cos less wind force... but main ly is for stability and better cornering. 2)Bigger rims are more stable,looks nicer.normally will affect pick up...unless u buy those forged rims which is very light...FC will be affected also... 3)spoiler i think is more for show only...not really good for CG and stability...GT wings are better in these aspect... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 its not advisable to cut a stock spring... better get an aftermarket hard spring... or better a coilover.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eazterence Neutral Newbie January 2, 2006 Author Share January 2, 2006 Okay.. But whats a coil over? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 coilover is a full set of suspension include the absorber and spring which is custom made to suit each other...will be more safer and also some of them the damping and height can be adjust...popular brands are koni,tein..etc... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eazterence Neutral Newbie January 2, 2006 Author Share January 2, 2006 Oic.. I got you.. =)Lowering of ride and having a bigger rim, which is a cheaper way to make your ride more stable? Lowering it right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normal_aspirated Clutched January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 what will the mechanic do? they can change the spring.. cut the spring.. reshape the spring(heating) or change a set of coilovers.. better dun reshape coil spring by heat........it changed the properties of the spring and worse it can become brittle and crack, causing accident. Change a set of new upmarket springs if u insist of lowering. Eibach will be my first choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime Neutral Newbie January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 to improve handling these are my recommended 3 steps in sequence. 1. change to better tyres. 2. increase rim size. 3. lower the ride height. (coilovers etc) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eazterence Neutral Newbie January 2, 2006 Author Share January 2, 2006 Okay. But tyres are the tricky part. Lots of them are rather noisy right? I dun intend to change my 15" rims, so which 15" tyres are ok to play with? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoner Clutched January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 there are basically 2 types of tyres: 1. performance type 2. comfort type if u are for the performance type, the noise will be louder, lower comfort but better grip during high speed if u are for the comfort type, u will experience better comfort in terms of noise (its low), overall ride is better... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eazterence Neutral Newbie January 2, 2006 Author Share January 2, 2006 We dun travel high speeds in singapore. Think its alright? Haha.. Comfort types sounds good.. Can conformt type handle 110km/h well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normal_aspirated Clutched January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 comfort type dun hv aquaplane threading, so not so good on wet weather. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoner Clutched January 2, 2006 Share January 2, 2006 true but performance type can handle wet condition better mah... not necessary have to speed mah... its for the grip, more safety mah... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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