? on spacer for suspension

[Joehpi1]

hey everyone, I own a rs4 with a os 18 engine. Would u put spacer in ur suspension. And is it help full for my car.

 

[Diver6127]

spacer? lot's of places to put a shim on the car's suspension. what are you referring to in particular?

 

[Joehpi1]

i mean spacer on the shocks of the car. will it make a diffrent in handling

 

[Tweak]

Well, it dependes on where you drive it. Each spacer will elevate the rig higher and higher off the ground. Usually, if you have big tires and a high suspension the handling will be adversly affected (It will get extremely "top-heavy" and tend to roll a lot more) if you raise it, it will def. make it diffrent to drive. As for "helping" your car, I guess i just don't understand what you mean. I don't see how it could help, unless you just want it to ride higher. good luck.

 

[Diver6127]

The shock body spacers affect ride height. Very important if you're running foams since foams will wear down as you use it. With rubber tires, ride height stays the same so its not critical. Once you set your ride height, it won't change.

Just as tweak said, ride height will have an affect of CG's (center of gravity). For an onroad car, the lower your ride, the lower the cg which equals better handeling.