set ride hight
Discussion
Just trying to sort the ride height on the car after a body off refurb,
looking at past posts i have set it with the front lower than the back counted the rings on the shocks (gaz gold pro) so both the back p/s and d/s are the same and both front are the same. however the car sits lower on the passenger side by about 1cm on the back and a bit less on the front.
help do i need to set each corner up individually to get the car looking symmetric. thanks
looking at past posts i have set it with the front lower than the back counted the rings on the shocks (gaz gold pro) so both the back p/s and d/s are the same and both front are the same. however the car sits lower on the passenger side by about 1cm on the back and a bit less on the front.
help do i need to set each corner up individually to get the car looking symmetric. thanks
It all depends on the weight around the car, ie sit on a corner & that corner will go down..
You may have mixed the springs up though if it is a long way out ~ strong ones on the front & softer on the rear normally.
It shouldn't really be that far out balancing on the platform thread length if the springs are equal (& not too soft) and the chassis etc is straight? Depends how accurate you want to get it, but it seems to me you wouldn't be asking the question if you were searching for the n'th degree of balance?
You may have mixed the springs up though if it is a long way out ~ strong ones on the front & softer on the rear normally.
It shouldn't really be that far out balancing on the platform thread length if the springs are equal (& not too soft) and the chassis etc is straight? Depends how accurate you want to get it, but it seems to me you wouldn't be asking the question if you were searching for the n'th degree of balance?
The wishbones look pretty much level and measuring from the out rigger corner plate to the floor there is a couple of mill difference between p/s and d/s but these have been replaced so i don't know how accurate these will be, also taking in to account the garage floor may not be 100%. measuring from edge of wheel arch to the floor there is a full cm difference between sides on rear, I have put the springs in the right way IE front and back.
What do you mean how much rubber did i take out and put back? thanks again.
What do you mean how much rubber did i take out and put back? thanks again.
The body sits on rubber shims between tub & chassis, there never seems to be much mention of this on any of the 'body off' threads. Bristol Avenue spent a fair bit of attention to getting the body located with these shims AFIK.
All depends whether your uneven comments refer to bodywork or chassis datum?
All depends whether your uneven comments refer to bodywork or chassis datum?
spend said:
The body sits on rubber shims between tub & chassis, there never seems to be much mention of this on any of the 'body off' threads. Bristol Avenue spent a fair bit of attention to getting the body located with these shims AFIK.
I never had any rubber shims between my body and chassis on my 1998 chim when I took the body off.
floyd12345 said:
The wishbones look pretty much level and measuring from the out rigger corner plate to the floor there is a couple of mill difference between p/s and d/s
All sounds spot on ...floyd12345 said:
but these have been replaced so i don't know how accurate these will be,
oh dear. You'll have to measure from the main chassis thenfloyd12345 said:
also taking in to account the garage floor may not be 100%.
unless it's a long way out you'd have to be an F1 driver to notice any difference, esp as most have harder aftermarket springs these daysfloyd12345 said:
measuring from edge of wheel arch to the floor there is a full cm difference between sides on rear, I have put the springs in the right way IE front and back.
What do you mean how much rubber did i take out and put back? thanks again.
These two are the same thing. Fibreglass is brittle and the construction procedure means that some variance occurs; 1cm diff from one side to another is quite common. To solve both of these problemns TVR fitted rubber pads or shims to insulate and level up the body. (Sometimes poor sods ended up without any if times were rushed or whatever ...)What do you mean how much rubber did i take out and put back? thanks again.
In short: your car sounds good. Remeasure your car from he main chassis rails - from what you've said there may be no adjustment necessary. Then Insert rubbers all round between the chassis and the body to level up the body - this can be great fun since the 1ch diff across the wheel srches may be 1cm diff the other way across the front or rear bumpers. Set it as a Christmas quiz.
JR said:
BliarOut said:
Mine is set up correctly for when I'm driving solo, it sits on the piss with no-one in it 
OP, there's this also. Set up ideally for which situation?
Mine's set up for mild understeer on the limit, a very un-TVR characteristic.
king :cough:
spend said:
The body sits on rubber shims between tub & chassis, there never seems to be much mention of this on any of the 'body off' threads. Bristol Avenue spent a fair bit of attention to getting the body located with these shims AFIK.
All depends whether your uneven comments refer to bodywork or chassis datum?
Well they certainly didnt spend anytime on them on my car..The idea is good though All depends whether your uneven comments refer to bodywork or chassis datum?
floyd12345 said:
If i add rubber shims to level the body won't the the holes in the boot that the bolts go through to secure the body not line up with the chassis?
How many horizontal bolts are there? You may need to enlarge some holes but it's no big deal. If your chassis and body are all square then 3 or 5mm neoprene pads will compress to say 1.5 or 2.5mm thick; you may already have this tolerance in your exiting hole, if not simply extend it a mm or two. I your body isn't perfectly symmetrical (most cars) then you either need to shim it up as appropriate as TVR did or live with it wonky, or 10mm out in your case. Most people go for a half way house. Your car, up to you.In short: chassis and suspension should be spot on but body angle is personal taste.
Gassing Station | Chimaera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff