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VIPER BAZ UK

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Just recieved my eibach lowering kit and going to book her in to get them fitted what is the best setup to go for 1994 viper....
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Some advices from GTS Dean

1) The 95 specs...is the ones to use.

2) Only make adjustments with the car's weight OFF THE TIRES. This insures long, happy, contented lives for the adjuster cams. They will counter that the frictionless plates null the loads. B.S.!

At the front:

3) Before doing any adjusting, start with the cams at both inboard pivot points of each wishbone in the center of their range. Rotate the rear adjusters on each wishbone pair, *snug* the nuts good, lower the car, jounce it and evaluate the next move. Then, move the front cams as required (again, with the weight off the suspension).

4) The only time you have to accept a 4 degree caster setting at the front is if you are running over 2 degrees negative camber.

At the rear:

5) Begin with the adjusters in the center of their range. This will get the caster angle about right. Then, rotate BOTH adjusters in time with each other - like with (2) 3/4" wrenches moving the same direction. *Snug* the nuts down, lower and jounce the car. Repeat until the camber is where it is
supposed to be.

6) If the frame is straight and the bushings are in good shape, the wishbone adjustments should practically mirror each other across the car at each end.

7) When all the adjusting is done at each end of the car, USE A TORQUE WRENCH and tighten the adjuster locknuts to 75 lb-ft.

8) Set the toe and be happy!
 

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jp, don't you need to have the weight on the wheels to compress the suspension so that the bushes can be tightened up in the right place, ie, with no rotational load at the desired ride height.
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Can any body help out with the settings for a 95 as local dealer says 94 onwards are all the same (unless it is a revised book).
But i have read on the forum and in books that 95 is differant.
 
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