Javelin body low on offside

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Javelin body low on offside

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Hi Everyone
Some advice please, my Javelin is lower on the offside by 1.25 inches at the front and .75 of an inch at the back. Measuring from bottom of wing to ground at the front of the car the near side is 28.75 inches and the offside 27.50inches.
My question is what should the distance be and can I adjust the car to look level.
Thank in advance for any advice
Dave
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The set up is in the manual. See the technical library here.
Provided the torsion bars are not fatigued or incorrectly positioned, you should be able to adjust using the front torsion bar adjusters.
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Hi Keith that has to be the quickest response ever, thank you. What distance from bottom of front wing to floor should I aim for to get it looking right, at the moment it looks like I'm cornering really hard.
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Post by nigel jarrett »

As far as I am aware The height measurement is taken from the front of the gearbox crossmember at the ends and should be approx 9.75-10 inches ,sorry can't do fractions on an I-pad
have just purchased a javilin and will need all the help i can get
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Re: Javelin body low on offside

Post by alexander »

Hi Both
Just finished adjusting ,I have just over 9.50 inches and putting a level across the front and back of the car it looks spot on. I' ll give it a run round the block then check again and try for the 9.75inches. The plus is it does not look like l 'm taking a corner at speed any more.
Thanks for your help
Dave
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