Page 4 of Merkur XR4 & Scorpio Parts by BAT Inc.

03 suspension p a suspension packages -xr4 below is a listing of shock and spring packages available as engineered suspension packages fixed rate or adjustable shocks are supplied as noted more information on the shocks that make up these kits is listed elsewhere in the front and rear suspension sections kits are available with either -25mm or standard ride height sport springs your choice same price spax sport gas shocks sport springs 25mm or standard m400s supplied with fixed rate high performance gas shocks bilstein gas shocks sport springs 25mm or standard m400b supplied with fixed rate high performance gas shocks spax sport adjust shocks sport springs 25mm or std m400a supplied with adjustable high performance gas shocks p b sport spring sets -xr4 our specially designed progressive rate sport springs will minimize body roll while cornering and reduce dive under hard braking progressive springs are designed to become stiffer as they are compressed allowing for a smooth transition between very reasonable straight line comfort and high performance cornering we recommend the standard height or -25mm ride height sets for all around performance street and light competition use take into account when lowering your cars ride height that additional negative camber will be added to the front and rear suspension angles this is usually not a problem on the front end however cars that are already experiencing noticeable wear on the inside edges of the rear tires at standard ride height will see this increase when lowering this condition can be corrected if necessary by using camber shims kit available below at the rear spindle mount to adjust for excessive negative camber notes defining standard ride height is difficult on the xr4 as the springs on many cars have already sagged 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch since new in this case if the front and rear tires are still wearing normally lowering the car another 1/4 or 1/2 over what it is currently should not adversely effect tire wear sport spring set -25mm front rear xr sport spring set standard height front rear xr see price list for scorpio spring applications m414m m414s p a suspension packs p b sport spring sets p c camber shims p c rear camber shim kit -xr4 to correct rear camber angles on cars that have excessive negative camber we offer a handy rear spindle shim kit this kit is sometimes necessary on cars with lowered sport springs but can also be used to correct camber on cars with sagging stock rear springs the components instructions and shims needed to space the rear bearing spindles between the brake backing plates are supplied this camber kit will add roughly 1.5 degrees of positive camber and adjust rear toe back with in standard range as well m423r p d front strut tower brace -xr4 the xr4 has a well built chassis structure that does not exhibit much flex under normal conditions with the addition of high performance tires and suspension parts more stress is put on the front strut towers causing some deflection under hard cornering which will eventually weaken the structure and lead to unpredictable handling characteristics connecting the front strut towers by adding a upper stressbar strut tie bar will improve chassis stiffness and keep the suspension angles constant under hard use conditions for this purpose we offer a lightweight aluminum front tower brace stressbar that incorporates a removable tubular cross brace and cast alloy turret mounts highly recommended for cars that are used for track events drivers schools auto-cross and spirited road use m403f p e rear shock mount brace xr4 our rear stressbar is a nicely finished lightweight tubular aluminum rear brace which is just the thing for linking left and right hand upper shock mounts a slight bit of plastic trimming is required when fitting bars are supplied with an attractive blue finish m403r less expensive steel version of above m403rs p d front strut tower brace p e rear

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