corner balancing
03-31-2003, 03:47 PM
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corner balancing
Is this worthwhile to have done during the alignment process? I don't track or DE the car, but will be installing H&R sport springs to my cab and having the rear lowered at the same time.
03-31-2003, 03:52 PM
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Damian:
In my personal opinion, corner balancing is not necessary. Just get a good alignment and you'll be fine.
-Zoltan.
PS: Even though I track and autocross my car, I haven't corner balanced it yet, and due to lack of funds, won't be doing that for some time. (read new clutch!)
In my personal opinion, corner balancing is not necessary. Just get a good alignment and you'll be fine.
-Zoltan.
PS: Even though I track and autocross my car, I haven't corner balanced it yet, and due to lack of funds, won't be doing that for some time. (read new clutch!)
03-31-2003, 03:53 PM
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from what i read no.
Now if you didnt use the car as a taxi and you really drove the car like it was made to be driven ..... yada yada
unless of course if shaving .001 of a second off the turn into the driveway is important to you.
BTW did you sell the coupe yet?
Now if you didnt use the car as a taxi and you really drove the car like it was made to be driven ..... yada yada
unless of course if shaving .001 of a second off the turn into the driveway is important to you.
BTW did you sell the coupe yet?
03-31-2003, 03:53 PM
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from what i read no.
Now if you didnt use the car as a taxi and you really drove the car like it was made to be driven ..... yada yada
unless of course if shaving .001 of a second off the turn into the driveway is important to you.
BTW did you sell the coupe yet?
Now if you didnt use the car as a taxi and you really drove the car like it was made to be driven ..... yada yada
unless of course if shaving .001 of a second off the turn into the driveway is important to you.
BTW did you sell the coupe yet?
03-31-2003, 04:10 PM
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Tom, it is yellow, but no, I don't drive it like a taxi! The coupe went to a friend of the NNJR Autocross chairman, thanks Z-man again for directing him my way.
Zoltan, new clutch? Ouch.
Zoltan, new clutch? Ouch.
03-31-2003, 07:47 PM
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Corner balancing, smalincing, go like hell, brake late, steer into it and pray.
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03-31-2003, 08:01 PM
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I was never happy with the way my car drove until I took it to a high end alignment shop. I had a four wheel alignment with corner balancing done, and had the wheels spun balanced ON the car. Keep in mind, without adjustable spring perches, it is not a true corner balance. All they can do is use the rear eccentrics to weight jack the car as close as possible. But after all this work, my car drives like it is on glass. In the future, I would never do anything less.
Our cars are not econoboxes. It is in the fine tuning that makes them a cut above. I would recomend that you do it once. Drive it, and make your own conclusions if it is worth it a second time.
Our cars are not econoboxes. It is in the fine tuning that makes them a cut above. I would recomend that you do it once. Drive it, and make your own conclusions if it is worth it a second time.
04-02-2003, 02:58 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Damian in NJ:
<strong>Zoltan, new clutch? Ouch.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Nah, that's not Ouch.
Try this: (maintenance since last fall):
- New wiper motor (Nov. 2002)
- New master/slave cyl (Nov. 2002)
- New CV Joints at rear (Nov. 2002)
- New ball joints/control arms (Feb. 2003)
- New Rod bearings / oil pan gasket (Feb. 2003)
- AND: New clutch. (March 2003)
And I bought Clem's old 16" wheels in March just before the clutch went. But I guess I'll have to wait for race tires...
I refuse to tally up the final bill. So does my wife!
Obsessive? Who said I was obsessive? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
-Zoltan.
<strong>Zoltan, new clutch? Ouch.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Nah, that's not Ouch.
Try this: (maintenance since last fall):
- New wiper motor (Nov. 2002)
- New master/slave cyl (Nov. 2002)
- New CV Joints at rear (Nov. 2002)
- New ball joints/control arms (Feb. 2003)
- New Rod bearings / oil pan gasket (Feb. 2003)
- AND: New clutch. (March 2003)
And I bought Clem's old 16" wheels in March just before the clutch went. But I guess I'll have to wait for race tires...
I refuse to tally up the final bill. So does my wife!
Obsessive? Who said I was obsessive? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
-Zoltan.
04-02-2003, 03:08 PM
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My list is similar
-July 2002: Buy car
-October 2002: New belts, waterpump, starter
-November 2002: New clutch slave/ master cylinder
-December/March 2002/2003: New clutch
-April 2003: New headgasket + valve job
Can't wait to see what breaks next!
-July 2002: Buy car
-October 2002: New belts, waterpump, starter
-November 2002: New clutch slave/ master cylinder
-December/March 2002/2003: New clutch
-April 2003: New headgasket + valve job
Can't wait to see what breaks next!
04-02-2003, 03:17 PM
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iloveporsches:
None of what I had R&R was broken: the only thing that broke on my car was the H2O pump last summer at the Glen, but that's a whole other story. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
The trick is to maintain, not repair! hehe.
-Z.
None of what I had R&R was broken: the only thing that broke on my car was the H2O pump last summer at the Glen, but that's a whole other story. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
The trick is to maintain, not repair! hehe.
-Z.
04-02-2003, 09:17 PM
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I'll say again, 'track bad, wax good'! Dave went through clutch and motor as well, no? And he does only autox I think. Oh well, there will be some nice new motors zipping around NJersey soon.
04-02-2003, 09:27 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Z-man:
<strong>iloveporsches:
None of what I had R&R was broken: the only thing that broke on my car was the H2O pump last summer at the Glen, but that's a whole other story. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
The trick is to maintain, not repair! hehe.
-Z.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">That's for sure. Unfortunatly, the car was just about to fall apart when I bought it
. The PO definatly sold at the exact right time. At least I'll have a new top & front end of my motor, and a whole new clutch system. Plus the other stuff the PO put in like all new weatherstripping/ seals, wiper motor, fuel lines, and headlights.
<strong>iloveporsches:
None of what I had R&R was broken: the only thing that broke on my car was the H2O pump last summer at the Glen, but that's a whole other story. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
The trick is to maintain, not repair! hehe.
-Z.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">That's for sure. Unfortunatly, the car was just about to fall apart when I bought it
. The PO definatly sold at the exact right time. At least I'll have a new top & front end of my motor, and a whole new clutch system. Plus the other stuff the PO put in like all new weatherstripping/ seals, wiper motor, fuel lines, and headlights.
09-28-2006, 09:09 AM
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No, I wouldn't (and I don't) worry about corner-balancing on a street car. I'd be far more interested in just getting the alignment dead-on.