Lowering the rear torsion bars...a guide for the newbs...

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Lowering the rear torsion bars...a guide for the newbs...

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http://www.glenn-ring.com/tech/low.html
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, and oversteer, the rear.
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
sled wrote:well obviously the UK is wrong.
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Brilliant... :!: :!: :!:
that was published in Volkworld a few years back, but dont ask me which issue it was
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Post by hitlers revenge »

Hi Tony

What does the chart mean when it says - spring plate 10 degrees or spring plate 20 degrees
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Post by Tony Z »

The rear spring plate is attached to the splined shaft. The shaft has splines on both ends, but a different number on each end. This allows very fine adjustments of the ride height.
As you can see, if you drop the rear by one spline only on the inside, you get a 9deg drop or 6cm. 9 deg is the amount the spring plate will change by (9 deg upwards...)
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