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ride hight
« on: January 05, 2022, 09:33:33 »
Hi, wonder what the difference in ride hight might be if you change position of the lower rear spring plate who got 3 positions.

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Re: ride hight
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2022, 14:14:48 »
Hi, wonder what the difference in ride hight might be if you change position of the lower rear spring plate who got 3 positions.

I think that ride height wouldn't change much but camber would. Since the camber changes every time you hit a bump on the road it's more of a setting that won't produce tire wear. If you have inside tire wear you probably have too much negative camber. Larger adjustments can be found by changing the compensating spring rubbers. 
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Re: ride hight
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2022, 15:08:04 »
Hi, thanks for reply, but what i after is correct ride hight and automatically  i will have the correct camber i suppose, now the car is slightly low in back, of course i can change with sicker spring rubber, but i just wonder if it will be enough to change the plates sins they where in lower low position now.   

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Re: ride hight
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2022, 18:36:56 »
Sounds like some trial and error with spring rubbers.
1966 230SL 5 speed, LSD, header pipes, 300SE distributor, ported, polished and balanced, AKA  ''The Red Rocket ''
Dan Caron's SL Barn

1970  3.5 Coupe
1961  190SL
1985   300CD  Turbo Coupe
1981  300SD
2013  GMC  Sierra
1965  230SL
1967 250SL
1970 280SL
1988 560SEC