Vantage Ride Height Discrepancy
Discussion
I have a 2012 Vantage S and while installing a Coilover suspension I noticed about 20mm of ride height discrepancy in the front. This would be measured from the ground to the center of the wheel arch. After looking at some pictures I noticed it was this way with the factory suspension...
The car measured with all Coilovers at the same preload and alignment settings to factory spec:
Low right front by approximately 20m in comparison to the left front
Low left rear by approximately 10mm in comparison to the right rear
This is extremely odd and thought to myself that somehow I have a bad frame... Keep in mind I own a BMW race car and have installed several suspensions in the past, so this is not an install issue. I went to the Aston dealer and noticed the new Vantages on the showroom floor had the same problem. We measured them to confirm and my dealer is reaching out to Aston Martin on this topic but with my car being used I am not getting much response on this request...
Has anyone else noticed this discrepancy? Any resolution to the issue? - as adjusting the preload for ride height with such a discrepancy can not be suitable... I am having some shims made that will be placed between the shock towers and the shocks. I will then test to see what solution creates the best corner weights for the car.
Just wondering if others have seen this issue and can advise a resolution? Any Vantage racers or track guys out there with knowledge on this?
Thank you!
The car measured with all Coilovers at the same preload and alignment settings to factory spec:
Low right front by approximately 20m in comparison to the left front
Low left rear by approximately 10mm in comparison to the right rear
This is extremely odd and thought to myself that somehow I have a bad frame... Keep in mind I own a BMW race car and have installed several suspensions in the past, so this is not an install issue. I went to the Aston dealer and noticed the new Vantages on the showroom floor had the same problem. We measured them to confirm and my dealer is reaching out to Aston Martin on this topic but with my car being used I am not getting much response on this request...
Has anyone else noticed this discrepancy? Any resolution to the issue? - as adjusting the preload for ride height with such a discrepancy can not be suitable... I am having some shims made that will be placed between the shock towers and the shocks. I will then test to see what solution creates the best corner weights for the car.
Just wondering if others have seen this issue and can advise a resolution? Any Vantage racers or track guys out there with knowledge on this?
Thank you!
Edited by Montana107 on Saturday 12th March 13:05
Edited by Montana107 on Saturday 12th March 13:44
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