Corner Balancing

[Andrewkb]

I noticed that most (if not all cars) has different height at all 4 corners of the car ...

 

After some email exchanges with the coilover engineer, they mentioned that there is this thing called "Corner Balancing" !

 

Does anyone do this before ? Or just leave the 4 corners as it is ?

 

If you're free, take a tape and measure all 4 wheelarch to the floor/mid of rims and U'll be surprised !

[Ace_t]

Agree with your observations.

 

Perhaps all the 4 corners have unevenly distributed weight, from the components. (eg location of alternator, engine, cabling etc etc)

 

also I think not all dampers and springs react uniformally against a certain weight.

 

I seen some cars which appear lopsided on a seemingly even surfaced roads.

 

For me, I'd leave it as it is.. unless of course if the variation is way too obvious.

[Andrewkb]

Because I'm using coilovers and I am adjusting myself, so got worried ..

 

In conclusion, don't worry was what I was told ..

 

For street car, today you might have 3 passengers, tomorrow 2, next day 5 ... so that changes too.

 

For track use, they actually get the driver to sit in the car, weight all 4 corners, and adjust accordingly !

 

See this attachment .. it's a corner balancing sheet ... even with pro equipment, the after adjustment results are still not perfect.

Apparently, it's for right hand drive car, since the right side is higher than the left.

Edited August 31, 2004 by Andrewkb

[Saaber]

not suitable for street use cars...unless yours is purely used for track or most of the time only you driving it then it is worth doing the corner balancing....

 

if you want to know just the weight at each corners, you can go to Leong Seng to do it....

[Vtim]

so troublesome one, that's why i didn't go for coilovers

[Andrewkb]

Oh .. yah hor ..

[Vtim]

springs & shocks combi less leychey

[Andrewkb]

Aiyah .. change lah ... dun need to give excuse

[Vtim]

may go for the eibach pro-kit springs, anyway the stock setup wasn't too bad on PG tracking session last sunday

 

here's what happens to my tyres

 

http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/gforum.cgi...t=629888#629888

[Andrewkb]

Yah saw it !!! Wouldn't have to heart to treat my tyre like this !

[Vtim]

it's stock tyres which is not up to my requirements wanted to trade in after collecting my car but not much $$$ comes back, so decided to use for almost a year then go PG to trash it out, so can change to a better tyre

[Wrxblue]

hahaa..

 

yea..now really believe the legendary handling powess of the focus!!!!! although no power in the straights but when a corner comes.... thats where it shines!!!!

and cant believe its stock standard setup!!!!!

guess its the handling powess of the car that wear off your tyres!!!! too much G-forces!!!!

Edited September 1, 2004 by Wrxblue

[Vtim]

hahaa..

 

yea..now really believe the legendary handling powess of the focus!!!!! although no power in the straights but when a corner comes.... thats where it shines!!!!

and cant believe its stock standard setup!!!!!

guess its the handling powess of the car that wear off your tyres!!!! too much G-forces!!!!

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handling is really for a stock setup

[Wrxblue]

hahaa..now you can imagine how good it will become when you install the 'kit' hahaaa ask Raycsk....

[Vtim]

I know, so waiting for 2nd hand ones