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| posted on April 16th, 2013 at 06:18 AM |
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28mm torsion bars
hi, when swing axle k ghia is fitted with 28mm torsion bars, how far does it need to roll for wheels to settle into their typical position. car is in
a small space at the moment and can be rolled only 2metres. thanks greg
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| posted on April 16th, 2013 at 07:35 AM |
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No definite measurement, but from experience it's gonna need to move more than 2m sorry Greg.
If you're trying to work out ride height, maybe take a look at this doc... made it much easier when I fitted up 28's to Jezzi.
http://www.swayaway.net/joomla/images/InstallInstructions/9913_VWTORSIONBARAN...
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| posted on April 16th, 2013 at 08:01 AM |
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2m will do, just keep going back and forth, pref while sitting on the rear bumper, until the height doesn't change any more. The biggest issue is if
the toe is way out, it can effect the height too.
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| posted on April 16th, 2013 at 08:05 AM |
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thanks for the chart, sides. i wish i had marked it better before pulling it apart.
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| posted on April 16th, 2013 at 08:19 AM |
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2m will do, just keep going back and forth
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Heh heh - didn't think of that Matt - good one !!!
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| posted on April 16th, 2013 at 02:18 PM |
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Is there any good guides with calculators to help setup suspension on the whole car, like spring/wheel rates suspension geometry, sway bar thickness
etc...
eg. how do I know what torsion bar thickness to chose for given setup and car?
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