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Old 04-13-2020, 08:30 AM   #17 (permalink)
Ecky
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Originally Posted by Chonk_Master View Post
I'm going to be very, very careful with tire pressures. I'd rather have the traction and lose a few %. I don't know where those two things start to rub against each other but it would be a last or, more likely, never resort. That thing is heavy and needs everything it can get.
I'd get a second opinion but this is really low hanging fruit, especially for a heavy vehicle. Most gains from raising pressure come with the first few pounds.

My uneducated opinion: the tires on the Crosstour have always looked stylistically oversized to me, though I had no idea they were that heavy.


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I'm dying to lower it. I know a few places make well designed springs that keep your steering geometry right while giving you a couple of inches. That's more restricted by a student's budget than anything else, but it's definitely on the radar.
You're in luck - your car has double wishbone suspension all around, which (typically) means your camber won't be impacted by changes to ride height. In a pinch, you could just cut a quarter of a coil off and see where it lands, rinse and repeat. To properly lower you would ideally go stiffer as well (to prevent bottoming out). I have no idea how much travel these have.
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