1st real drive

[johninspain2]

had the first real drive of the car today with the new drc, felt SO much different ! Nice and softish when on m way and nice and firm on the twisty stuff !!!

Quick question the car feel much higher than befor on the front, given i have SS+ can someone tell me the mesurments and how to measure the correct hight ? Im sure i saw it on here somewhere befor but cant find it !!

[johninspain2]

P_G id have money you know th answer to this ! Eather you or Sonny !

[Dom81]

I'll measure mine tomorrow if no-one answers, but won't be home till evening

John - when working properly, the front does appear much higher than the rear. As the system loses pressure it tries to adjust, and the first thing to happen is that the font drops - on this basis, you're more likely to notice a change at the front when sorted...

[johninspain]

Cheers Dom !!!

As i have no idea what it was like befor, it was broke when i got it, i have nothing to compare it to !

We all struggled to explain that the car had the SS+ option, but as germany sent someone over to fit it i would of thorght it was correct, unless the guy didnt check the shocks were the SS+ ones or he was not aware ?

[Billy]

Does it just need time to settle maybe?

[HYFR]

DRC is a pressurised system, so how can it settle, that would mean losing pressure, which means its leaked, which means it broken?

[Billy]

Ah right, I read somewhere that it needed time to settle.

It was here

http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... drc+settle

But the source was a dealer so......

My mistake.

[sonny]

P_G id have money you know th answer to this ! Eather you or Sonny !

Im running after market suspension so I no point in me taking measurements. the rears will sit lower than the front but only by 3mm on std suspension, I think

SS+ is 10m lower than normal suspension.

So hopefully someone who has SS+ will be kind enough to go out side and take some measurements for you

As for settle, im sure the system will settle as there still springs, and the spring will compress...however im not 100% myself...any one confirm

[johninspain2]

anyone ?

[P_G]

Not having SS+ John I could only theorise. Cars that 'settle' are like sonny says usually the springs settling so yes it can drop. However there is also an argument to say that if your DRC was broken in the first place, there is less fluid in them and the shocks have compressed to their lowest point making the car lower than a standard filled and correctly pressurised system.

See if there is any change over the next few weeks with some driving and keep us posted.

[Outtlaw]

Right, just been out to measure, alloys are 19 inch,
FRONT from the very top of the alloy its 10cm to the bottom of the wheel arch,
REAR from the very top of the alloy its 7cm to the bottom of the wheel arch.
Hope this helps John. Peter

[sonny]

OK so a 30mm difference in front and rear. For a moment I was thinking that was a lot, but just realised it was from rim, not tyre lol

[johninspain2]

Thanks Peter

Im getting 10cm front exactly, so it shows that i must of been well low befor !

Rear im getting 7cm rear left but nearly 8 cm rear right ???? What you think guys ? Problem or not ?

[sonny]

Make sure your car is parked on level ground, no camber on road, as it will show it proud on one side, try driving to a garage forecourt. prob will be the flattest surface Spain

[johninspain2]

Make sure your car is parked on level ground, no camber on road, as it will show it proud on one side, try driving to a garage forecourt. prob will be the flattest surface Spain

haha ill give it a go !

if its the same should i just live with it ? or is it a problem ?