How Can I Lower More?

[nelsonmxmarc]

Lol, snow plow. Also doubles as a speedbump kisser..

Jmak, your ride height is identical to mine.. I'm a big fan of it, personally, any lower and i dont think i'd enjoy the look of the car as much, or be able to afford tires for the amount of neg camber id have..

[GT-Rekzai]

chris : that is perfection
jmak : your car looks nice as is. don't go any lower

[ChrisCheezer]

all those hours, cutting hammering and rolling the fenders pays off.
GET THAT THING LOWER! at least get rid of the wheel gap.


just saying...

[SkunkWorks]

^ AGREED.

Fitment over practicality anyday. Gotta have hellaflush fitment to compete with the big boys.

[Skym]

Ride height can affect under, oversteer, less or more dive when braking, acceleration.

Ride height is worked out, not guessed.

[falcon]

very low does not = good handling

[ChrisCheezer]

I choose function over form, in this case, lowering the center of gravity untill you reach the limits of your chassis/suspensions pivot points before it will start effecting grip/ footprint. Lowering the car alone, improves balance and stability. The lower the better IMO.
The awesome stance comes with the territory, I have $1100 in footworks in each wheel well. The car is a cornering monster, i layed down lap times a second faster then my brothers evo who's setup by robispec.

Get that car on the ground, set your coilovers again... your doing somthing wrong

[Skym]

With GTR ride height, you have to take into account 4x halfshaft's and the angle they are at when car squats and accelerates. The ride height is totally different to GTS-T, where you only have to take into account the rear halfshaft's.

[falcon]

I choose function over form, in this case, lowering the center of gravity untill you reach the limits of your chassis/suspensions pivot points before it will start effecting grip/ footprint. Lowering the car alone, improves balance and stability. The lower the better IMO.
The awesome stance comes with the territory, I have $1100 in footworks in each wheel well. The car is a cornering monster, i layed down lap times a second faster then my brothers evo who's setup by robispec.

Get that car on the ground, set your coilovers again... your doing somthing wrong

bahaha...

do some research and stop spewing misinformation. this isn't a 240 forum.

you know NOTHING about "roll center" if that's what you think about ride heights. who gives a **** how much dollar you have in each wheel well. It means nothing. I can set my FD up to lap with the best of them with $1500 of suspension TOTAL. anyone who thinks that more expensive = better and lower = faster needs to do some reading.

Low is good to a point. Then it becomes a hindrance. These aren't F1 cars buddy.d

[Zacho]

These aren't F1 cars buddy

Exactly.

I'm sure most of us don't have our cars on the track every 2nd day, if twice a year. It seems to most, getting "max handling, best height, stickiest tires and proper ride height" isn't exactly applicable for a dd/car that rarely sees the track.

In my eyes, x car with x suspension and x this really makes no difference if you lack the real x factor; the driver.

[Skym]

Look at the front suspension setup on rwd JGTC (now called SuperGT) Skylines. Totally different to front suspension setup on a stock Skyline when lowered to the arches -

http://racing.jbskyline.net/2001/Gallery/Bilder/Bild51.php

Ride height -

http://racing.jbskyline.net/2001/Gallery/Bilder/Bild42.php

Engine bay -

http://racing.jbskyline.net/2001/Gallery/Bilder/Bild46.php

More info on the car -

http://press.jbskyline.net/JGTC/2001/Xanavi/

[NismoS-tune]

i could have over $3000 at each corner including rims/tires/brakes and I don't corner better than a car properly set up if I'm not properly setup. Cost don't mean best...

[jmak]

hey guys...i just wanted to fit the wheels nicely into the arches...i'm not trying to look like the cars that ride on airbags...

I really did not think it'd be such an issue with you guys lol. I would take handling over looks but I don't push the car to its limit everyday...its just a dd so I don't always experience the big differences in handling from the suspension.

Maybe I should clarify: i just wanted to lower the rear by 1/2 an inch to an inch t get rid of the ugliness. Not trying to touch the floor.

[ChrisCheezer]

bahaha...
do some research and stop spewing misinformation. this isn't a 240 forum.
you know NOTHING about "roll center" if that's what you think about ride heights.
Low is good to a point. Then it becomes a hindrance. These aren't F1 cars buddy.d

your an idiot, did you even READ my post! i said exactly what u just said!!!!
this whole forum is filled with misinformation because people LIKE YOU!!, that have no experience in the field. ""do research""?? thats 75% of the people on here they "do research", post up other peoples opinions and think they know everything.
That car can clearly be dropped much lower then it is and still retain proper function... period !

Lowering the car alone, improves balance and stability. The lower the better IMO.

when you lower the center of gravity on anything!!!!! it will improve its balance, wouldn't matter if its a refrigerator or a F1 car.

[falcon]

do you know what a "roll center" is? for the last time, it's not about center of gravity. yes you can lower the **** out of everything all you want. But cornering is a combination of proper spring rates, roll center of the specific vehicle, sway bars, tires etc. Not "low = fast"

perhaps if instead of spouting off on here trying to look big and tough, do some reading on the subject and you will quickly realize that you have no idea what you're talking about.

"People like me?"... I'm one of the few here that actually tries to help and kill all the wrong information posted on here. Just like I'm trying to doing right now.

Why are you even on here? Your sig say "Skyline owners are the ultimate facepalm" Then why don't you go get lost? This is GTR CANADA... not USA.

And stop saying "IMO" because 'in your opinion'... you're wrong.