Originally Posted by
davidl
OK, thanks for that information. Now not be contrary, but. How does this differ from using the bottom of the chassis as the reference and measuring the distance from the bottom of the chassis to the suspension arm as shown in the TC7.2 manual? The only thing I figure is that the final number for the manual method does not include the value of the ride height, but adding that would give you the same value as just measuring over the ride height.
Basically it's the same thing. Personally, I take the wheels off, place my chassis on a couple of 10mm blocks and then use a set of calipers to measure from the top of the axles down to the setup plate. I find that it's more accurate then using the droop gage that goes off the bottom of the chassis. A lot of guys place their chassis on 10mm blocks then with setup wheels
on the car, measure the gap from the bottom of the setup wheels to the setup plate.
But if you want to consult with the best chassis engineer in the WORLD for RC touring cars and full size indycars, his initials are MR and he lives on the north side of Indianapolis and you know him very well.
