Velosters look so much better when lowered
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that is a very very nice lookin' Veloster!!! Absolutely love the wheels on that car..
I am at the point where as long as the color is not red or black, ill pretty much take any Veloster turbo on the lot, come august..
I am at the point where as long as the color is not red or black, ill pretty much take any Veloster turbo on the lot, come august..
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i'm still on the fence with lowering my Veloster. but how low can i really go without messing with handling around corners. let me know folks. thanks
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Lowering a car wont hurt handling unless you do it in a ghetto way (i.e. cutting or heating springs). By going with an aftermarket spring or coilover set up, the car will handle waaaayyy better than stock!
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Depends on how low you go, and the geometry of the veloster. Usually lowering a mcpherson strut car will also lower the roll center more than the center of gravity, increasing the roll couple and increasing body roll. However, this is traditionally offset with a higher spring rate so nobody notices.
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I've been sitting on a set of springs for a month or so now after I realized there are no after market shock replacements out yet. Trying to decide on just putting in the springs and living with the crappy shocks for a while or if I should just pony up for a set of coil overs... ><
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As long as you dont go low enough on a MacPherson strut system that fully compressed the lower A arms are below horizontal you're ok. Below that you start decreasing outside tire negative camber when cornering forces are applied, which is bad for handling (and safety).