Integra rake
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Integra rake
I was doing some reading on unsprung weight to vehicle weight ratios(I was bored) and ran into an interesting site. Sometimes I feel like I am the only one who feels that wheel well gap difference between the front and rear of a sports coupe does not matter since they are rarely the same size. It is all about handling. So of course I found the following interesting. This is taken from the following site http://www.whiteline.com.au/faqsprings.htm
Our springs WILL make your car handle better if matched with appropriate shocks and they WILL deliver a lower sporting look however we DO NOT offer cosmetic lowering solutions. That is, our rates and heights are calculated to try to deliver the optimum ride/handling outcome we can. We do not try to "even out" front to rear fender gaps as these are generally different for reason. To do so would be to disproportionately lower one end more than another which could result in poor handling and ride through unwanted changes to weight and geometry.
We do sometimes change the front/rear height balance on some vehicles as part of an overall handling strategy but again, improved handling is the main target. Fender gaps are a misleading way to asses "rake" (the amount of angle rear to front). The only way to measure this accurately is at the bottom of the sill or rail under the doors. If a car looks even at the fenders, it will almost always have a VERY significant downward rake to the front.
[Modified by vteg, 11:30 PM 5/28/2002]
Our springs WILL make your car handle better if matched with appropriate shocks and they WILL deliver a lower sporting look however we DO NOT offer cosmetic lowering solutions. That is, our rates and heights are calculated to try to deliver the optimum ride/handling outcome we can. We do not try to "even out" front to rear fender gaps as these are generally different for reason. To do so would be to disproportionately lower one end more than another which could result in poor handling and ride through unwanted changes to weight and geometry.
We do sometimes change the front/rear height balance on some vehicles as part of an overall handling strategy but again, improved handling is the main target. Fender gaps are a misleading way to asses "rake" (the amount of angle rear to front). The only way to measure this accurately is at the bottom of the sill or rail under the doors. If a car looks even at the fenders, it will almost always have a VERY significant downward rake to the front.
[Modified by vteg, 11:30 PM 5/28/2002]
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