[eldaino]

Originally Posted by kennef

btw, the rake that you see in certain cars is due to a wide variety of factors. in fact, a car can have a visual front to rear slope while actually having a slightly higher ride height in front than it does in the back. the visual rake you mention is actually your visual perception of that vehicle's side profile as a whole. the fact that it has a slightly higher front ride height is due to corner balancing, where individually height-adjustable coilovers are adjusted, per corner, to achieve the best possible distribution of weight. front heavy cars (all FWDs, most AWDs) actually try to distribute some weight to the back (by raising the front relative to the rear heights) in order to reduce the polar moment of inertia up front, which reduces front wheel load, distributes some of the work to the rear wheels, and improves responsiveness to steering wheel inputs.

now, on a let's be real note, i know that most people buy coilovers for the purpose of having an "adjustable" ride height which really means that individual wants to lower his car as low as possible, while retaining the option to raise it back up once tired of riding on bumpstops and scraping body kits. suspension performance is, at best, a secondary thought (as evidenced by the popularity of teins) and frankly, i'm OK with that. people should feel perfectly free to do as they wish with their hard earned money.

on another note, i have no doubt that enduratech in their heart of hearts wants to do the right thing and not give casual performance consumers a product that may be too neutral (handling-wise) that would cause folks to be a danger to themselves.

i say this to say, for the performance minded folks out there, carefully consider what you buy.

whats wrong with tein? i thought they were pretty performance oriented.