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What is Ride Height?
Ride Height is the distance measured from the bottom of the chassis to the ground. This adjustment should always be made with the car in race ready condition, meaning all electronics installed, including the motor and battery.
Ride Height changes the speed of how the car reacts while changing directions. It will be noticeable in chicanes, or S-turns, where changing directions is crucial.
Ride Height is easily changed by either removing or installing pre-load clips or twisting the threaded collars up or down on your shocks.
As a general note, a flat car is the most neutral handling. If one end of the car is lower than the other, the lower end will have more grip as the cost of some stability.
See also: Axle Height, Differential Height, Droop
Tuning with Ride Height – Front
Lower Ride Height
• Less chassis roll
• More responsive handling
• Worse handling for bumps or jumps
Higher Ride Height
• More chassis roll
• Less responsive handling
• Better handing in bumps and jumps
Tuning with Ride Height – Rear
Lower Ride Height
• Less chassis roll
• More responsive handling
• Worse handling for bumps or jumps
Higher Ride Height
• More chassis roll
• Less responsive handling
• Better handing in bumps and jumps
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