Soul profile lift questions
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Since this was bumped up, I never saw it with the fender guards. Great addition. Now he won't be tearing up the Soul toooo much with tossed rocks.
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Hello, there is some information about the modifications in the suspension to get that height from the ground. Greetings from Argentina
Greetings!
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Spacers between the shock top hats and the mounts in the body- calculate motion ratio, build spacer to match. Probably 2 inches at the wheel is best, more would probably bind up the suspension. A previous 1G Soul owner lifted a bit over 2 inches with no issues.
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That would change a lot the front geometry, since this is a McPherson style.
Without changes to the lower control arms, the wheels will angle laterally towards "outside" of the car.
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Actually not as much as in a double control arm setup, since the angle of the Mac strut doesn't change as much- the top of it is still anchored in the same point as before, it's just longer now. Upper/lower control arm suspension has opportunity for more camber gain/loss through the travel of the wheel than Mac strut setups. You should always fix your alignment issues after changing the suspension geometry though. Of course it's not as simple as "shove a spacer in it."
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If the top of the car goes up, so does the bottom of the car.
There is where the LCA is connected to the subframe.
If the base of LCA goes up and wheel remains on ground, the horizontal projection of the arm will be shorter.
So the inner part of the wheel goes "in" (not "out" like I said above).
Now, granted, the top part of the strut mount is adjustable (position) and may be able to compensate for that fully. An alignment procedure will tell the truth.
That's typical, cheap, McPherson geometry...
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There is where the LCA is connected to the subframe.
If the base of LCA goes up and wheel remains on ground, the horizontal projection of the arm will be shorter.
So the inner part of the wheel goes "in" (not "out" like I said above).
Now, granted, the top part of the strut mount is adjustable (position) and may be able to compensate for that fully. An alignment procedure will tell the truth.
That's typical, cheap, McPherson geometry...
MacPherson Geometry Calculator
The MacPherson Strut version of the original suspension calculator with the same easy to use drag and drop interface. Also supports ISO 8855 and SAE J670e coordinate formats.
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True- you'll get a slight bit of positive camber at rest by effectively making the strut itself longer, but not as much as you would with the same amount of height gain with a typical upper/lower control arm setup. Most factory suspension configurations using Mac strut geometry don't have adjustable camber at the top mount, so you'd want to use elliptical bolts on the lower mounts where the strut bolts to the steering knuckles/hubs/whatever to get your camber back into the right position. I know my 2016 doesn't have adjustable camber at the top. I wish it did, but I'm not willing to spend that kind of cash on this car.If the top of the car goes up, so does the bottom of the car.
There is where the LCA is connected to the subframe.
If the base of LCA goes up and wheel remains on ground, the horizontal projection of the arm will be shorter.
So the inner part of the wheel goes "in" (not "out" like I said above).
Now, granted, the top part of the strut mount is adjustable (position) and may be able to compensate for that fully. An alignment procedure will tell the truth.
That's typical, cheap, McPherson geometry...
MacPherson Geometry Calculator
The MacPherson Strut version of the original suspension calculator with the same easy to use drag and drop interface. Also supports ISO 8855 and SAE J670e coordinate formats.
I just wish we had camber gain on full two wheel compression in the rear.
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15x8 Epic Pythons 0 offset. Stock suspension 255/60/15 tires. No scrubbing but tight fit. Would suggest 235/60/15s.
Speedometer still right on the money.
I love this Lightning McQueen Old School look. Drives and handles great. No loss in fuel mileage believe it or not.
Speedometer still right on the money.
I love this Lightning McQueen Old School look. Drives and handles great. No loss in fuel mileage believe it or not.
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Looks awesome, but you can't tell me those fronts don't rub at all!
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