Rear ride height +/- toe?

[Buz]

Does lowering the rear ride height increase or decrease rear toe in? At some extreme height setting the trend might reverse but I am interested in the 130mm to 120mm height range.

[insane]

Not sure about the tow, but it lessens the negative camber.

[turbophil]

Originally Posted by Buz

Does lowering the rear ride height increase or decrease rear toe in? At some extreme height setting the trend might reverse but I am interested in the 130mm to 120mm height range.

Little to no bump steer in the rear, so you should be OK on the rear toe when changing ride height. If it did anything, it would increase the toe-in if I remember right... If you haven't aligned the car, you probably should though, as the factory settings seem to be rubbish...

Best,

Phil

[Elise 323]

In my experience changing the rear ride height by 5 mm does change the rear toe. Be sure to put your weight in the drivers seat while on the alignment rack (+/- passenger weight). With only my weight in the car I'm at 125 mm ride height.

If you have too much understeer you might consider removing the front camber shims (if not already done), .5- 1mm front total toe-out and about 1.5 mm toe-in for each rear wheel. The amount of rear toe is apparent in the handling. I have about .8 degrees more negative camber in the rear than the front. Just a starting point.