How does lowering your car affect your driving at fast rates?
Marco F asked:
I want to know what is affected when you lower your car, turning and acceleration.
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I want to know what is affected when you lower your car, turning and acceleration.
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August 12th, 2009 at 5:23 am
it handles better
August 15th, 2009 at 4:38 am
i guess cause its lower so air can’t get up under it and then you go faster.
August 17th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Lowering your car will not affect your acceleration in any way since there is no power gain by lowering the car. It will help the car handle better since it’s center of gravity is lowered, but depending on the type of car you have, you may need to upgrade your shocks or you could blow them out shortly after lowering the car. It is also highly siggested that you get your car aligned once your lower springs are installed since lowering the car will cause the geometry of the suspension to change.
August 19th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
lowering it pushes the center of gravity down on it and makes it handle better,the windage will also push it down a lot more if its lower to the ground,and that makes it turn and handle better,the lower you can get one the less air it catches and that helps reduce friction, good luck
August 19th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Lowering your car the right way with lowering Springs and Struts or using Coilovers lowers the center of gravity of the vehicle.
Turning… When turning the car sticks to the road far better due to stiffer lower suspension reducing body roll and bouncing. When you turning into a curve you feel the vehicle lean the opposite direction. Being lowered reduces this effect.
Acceleration… Reduces the body roll from front to back. Stiffer lower suspension provides the vehicle to travel on a more level plane thus providing more evenly distributed weight to provide traction to the wheels.
Don’t forget when lowering your vehicle you need to invest in a Camber kit which can be around 150 - 200 beans extra. This allows the wheels to be line up correctly on the ground, if you didn’t use a kit. You would have uneven tire wear and you would lose all benefits to having your car lowered other than the appearance of course.