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Location: Melbourne
Registered: August 2002
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Roll Center Adjuster?
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Fri, 27 December 2002 03:55
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ppl say if the car is lowered, the roll center will change.
then we'll need a roll center adjuster.
I want to know what will be affeted with the roll center changed?and how?
Thanks.
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: August 2002
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Re: Roll Center Adjuster?
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Fri, 27 December 2002 08:34

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bump
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I supported Toymods
Location: Northern Beaches
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Roll Center Adjuster?
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Fri, 27 December 2002 09:23

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search on it
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Registered: October 2002
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Re: Roll Center Adjuster?
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Sat, 28 December 2002 06:37

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Unfortunately there is no such thing as a roll center adjuster. Roll center is only one factor of overall suspension geometry. It affects body roll and how the suspension responds to body roll. Lowering a car changes the roll center in the same way that it changes camber and, in some vehicles, caster. Ideally, roll center should not change throughout the travel of the suspension. If it does, the car will feel like the handling is changing every time the suspension compresses or extends.
One major factor affecting roll center is the control arm length, which is engineered for factory ride height and can get way out of whack if a car is lowered too much.
I would recommend the book "Chassis Engineering" by Herb Adams for a thorough explanation.
I've heard that lowering a car 1-2 inches shouldn't affect too much but do a little checking for your car specifically as suspension geometry varies between models and manufacturers.
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Location: Finland
Registered: November 2002
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Re: Roll Center Adjuster?
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Sat, 28 December 2002 15:31

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Fortunately there is such a thing as roll center adjuster. It's basically simple block that comes between lower control arm and strut to fix suspension geometry due to car lowering job. In other words, it places lower control arms closer to original position.
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Registered: October 2002
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Re: Roll Center Adjuster?
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Sat, 28 December 2002 17:59

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I stand corrected.
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Location: PNG
Registered: June 2002
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Re: Roll Center Adjuster?
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Sun, 29 December 2002 08:24

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Whiteline $185
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Roll Center Adjuster?
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Sun, 29 December 2002 13:45
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ahh whiteline....is there anything they can't do
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