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How do car makers make cars to have the front lower and the rear higher?

johnnydogg2002 - 2009-09-21 15:54:13 - Other - Cars Transportation

Do they put some kinda lifter on the chasis? That have always made me wonder how they do it on the sportier cars.

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This all varies in method, but there are some really rather simple ways to do this... Normally this is done by actually lowering the ride height of the front end of the car significantly more than the back, as this will "improve" handling, by lowering the centre of gravity and normally stiffening the springs, this is normally the best way to do it... however the car is more likely to ground when going near ramps.. Another way (and this is more accidental than planned) is to increase the size, and therefore weight, of the engine, making the front end ride lower and moving the balance to the front wheels. This is generally not a good way of goind about things as the increased weight in the front can have serious implications to the handling and braking of the vehicle (with more weight at the front under braking the rear wheels are more likely to lock up and the car spin). Actually the shocks (shock absorbers) have no affect on the ride height of the car as their job is solely to stop the car from "bouncing" on it's springs. It is the springs that determine the ride height of a car.. you can buy kits that put extra springs on a car (to shorten them and make them stiffer) that will give you the lowering effect.

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I HEARD ITZ SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO WITH THE SHOCKS. BUT TO FAKE IT, YOU CAN HAVE 20 INCH TIRES IN THE FRONT AND 22 INCH TIRES OR HIGHER IN THE BACK

YEA dude it is some times shocks and some time it is lift kits

This all varies in method, but there are some really rather simple ways to do this... Normally this is done by actually lowering the ride height of the front end of the car significantly more than the back, as this will "improve" handling, by lowering the centre of gravity and normally stiffening the springs, this is normally the best way to do it... however the car is more likely to ground when going near ramps.. Another way (and this is more accidental than planned) is to increase the size, and therefore weight, of the engine, making the front end ride lower and moving the balance to the front wheels. This is generally not a good way of goind about things as the increased weight in the front can have serious implications to the handling and braking of the vehicle (with more weight at the front under braking the rear wheels are more likely to lock up and the car spin). Actually the shocks (shock absorbers) have no affect on the ride height of the car as their job is solely to stop the car from "bouncing" on it's springs. It is the springs that determine the ride height of a car.. you can buy kits that put extra springs on a car (to shorten them and make them stiffer) that will give you the lowering effect.