Race Car Ride Height. The merlin performance products ride height gauge is the fastest and easiest ride. The ride height effects the roll center and that effects how the weight is going to transfer.
The ride height effects the roll center and that effects how the weight is going to transfer. Chassis ride height at the track. It ranks right up there with scaling the car.
Cars are normally set up to have the front ride height of the car measured at the front axle lower than the rear ride height of the car measured from the rear axle.
The chassis ride height is going to affect how the car reacts handles and leaves the line. Lowering the ride height increases a car s downforce without any significant increase in drag. The shock length as it is installed in the car at ride height. We have already highlighted that the car s ride height has a direct impact on the down force generation of the aerodynamic package.