OK, so it took forever to dig up my old notes from when I measured some cars at my local Dealer. Remembering the looks on some faces while I was measuring up cars and taking notes made me smile. Going through Cliff’s build thread and David’s thread, I’ve compiled a FTG ride height list. I don’t think I ever measured my stock suspension because it wasn’t adjustable. Kinda sucks as it would be helpful now with David’s number crunching. I’ve never been fan of lowering cars because it screws up suspension geometry pronto and creates bump steer.
The ride heights in the links you sent, did not help me visualize. Don’t know where the measurement is being taken???
So I come back to FTG measurements which I understand.
So -3.5 front Camber appears to be the number most of us need to shoot for at stock ride height.
The question now is whether we can generate mechanical grip at the front by upping front spring rate vs. loosening the rear axle to get the car to rotate.
This is something I have been chasing on this car. Getting the front end to bite and TURN.
Larger front swaybar will make the car feel very responsive in quick left/right transitions, but spring rate would be better for long sustained cornering. Am I correct in my thinking…????
For Auto-X, I would say that roll is more of a factor then on track? Even with the lower speeds. Granted,with a shitty camber curve, it sucks for both auto-x & track.
STOCK OEM RIDE HEIGHTS - FTG | | | | | |
Nov-19 | 2019 GTi SE 225-40-18 = Diameter = 25.1” | | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26.45 | 672 | FRONT RIGHT | 26.89 | 683 |
REAR LEFT | 26.89 | 683 | REAR RIGHT | 26.97 | 685 |
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Nov-19 | 2019 Autobahn 225-40-18 = Diameter = 25.1” | | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26.5 | 673 | FRONT RIGHT | 26.73 | 679 |
REAR LEFT | 26.81 | 681 | REAR RIGHT | 26.97 | 685 |
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Nov-19 | 2019 R 235-35-19 = Diameter = 25.5” | | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26.34 | 669 | FRONT RIGHT | 26 | 660 |
REAR LEFT | 26.42 | 671 | REAR RIGHT | 26.38 | 670 |
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255-35-18 (25") | CLIFF | 450/600 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 25.375 | 645 | FRONT RIGHT | 25.5 | 648 |
REAR LEFT | 25.25 | 641 | REAR RIGHT | 25.31 | 643 |
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265-35-18 (25.3") | CLIFF | 450/600 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26 | 660 | FRONT RIGHT | 26.25 | 667 |
REAR LEFT | 26 | 660 | REAR RIGHT | 26.125 | 664 |
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265-35-18 (25.3") | DAVID | 400/400 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 25.625 | 651 | FRONT RIGHT | 25.6875 | 652 |
REAR LEFT | 26.4375 | 672 | REAR RIGHT | 26.5625 | 675 |
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265-35-18 (25.3") | DAVID | 400/650 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26 | 660 | FRONT RIGHT | 26 | 660 |
REAR LEFT | 26.4375 | 672 | REAR RIGHT | 26.5625 | 675 |
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Oct-19 | FENDER TO GROUND | | | | |
255-35-18 (25") | My Car | 450/450 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26.2 | 665 | FRONT RIGHT | 26.6 | 675 |
REAR LEFT | 26.89 | 683 | REAR RIGHT | 26.6 | 675 |
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Nov-19 | | | | | |
255-35-18 (25") | My Car | 450/450 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26.25 | 667 | FRONT RIGHT | 26.45 | 672 |
REAR LEFT | 26.69 | 678 | REAR RIGHT | 26.81 | 681 |
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Sep-20 | | | | | |
255-35-18 (25") | My Car | 450/450 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26.2 | 665 | FRONT RIGHT | 26.3 | 668 |
REAR LEFT | 26.6 | 675 | REAR RIGHT | 26.6 | 675 |
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Target Height | | | | | |
255-35-18 (25") | My Car | 450/672 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26.3 | 668 | FRONT RIGHT | 26.3 | 668 |
REAR LEFT | 26.57 | 675 | REAR RIGHT | 26.57 | 675 |
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Oct-20 | | | | | |
255-40-17 (25.2") | My Car | 450/672 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 26 | 660 | FRONT RIGHT | 26.3 | 668 |
REAR LEFT | 27.48 | 698 | REAR RIGHT | 27.24 | 692 |
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Dec-20 | | | | | |
255-35-18 (25") | My Car | 450/672 SPRINGS | | | |
FRONT LEFT | 25.94 | 659 | FRONT RIGHT | 26.1 | 663 |
REAR LEFT | 27.28 | 693 | REAR RIGHT | 27.09 | 688 |
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