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Front shocks
- Thread starter tjranch9
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At best, OEM shocks only had a spring pre-load adjustment; damping rates were not adjustable. The spring pre-load, the two rings in the threaded area on the shock, is hard to access with the shocks installed on the Spyder.
That stated, front end alignment is highly dependent on the laden ride height, with passenger and load in the front trunk (a.k.a. frunk), due to the bump-steer in the front suspension. Assuming the front end was in perfect, slight toe-in, while unladen, as weight is added and the laden ride height gets lower, the front wheels toe-out. Toe-out adds to the twitchy, touchy feeling when going down the road. The spring pre-load adjustment can be used to bring the laden ride height back up to a "normal" level; normal is a nebulous term as I don't recall a dimension in the Service Manual.
That stated, front end alignment is highly dependent on the laden ride height, with passenger and load in the front trunk (a.k.a. frunk), due to the bump-steer in the front suspension. Assuming the front end was in perfect, slight toe-in, while unladen, as weight is added and the laden ride height gets lower, the front wheels toe-out. Toe-out adds to the twitchy, touchy feeling when going down the road. The spring pre-load adjustment can be used to bring the laden ride height back up to a "normal" level; normal is a nebulous term as I don't recall a dimension in the Service Manual.
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