The lower the car, the better the mileage?

Does lowering the suspension of your car do anything towards improving it's mileage? If your driving something that's the shape of a brink, I doubt it would help any. But would it do anything noticeable for cars that are aerodynamic?

 

I've heard some about this as well. I mean, aerodynamically it makes sense, but would it be enough of a gain to justify all the trouble of lowering your automobile? This im not so sure of, but the gains would have to be pretty high for me.

 

I haven't heard that per say. if it does, I can't imagine there is a significant improvement. In other words, if you shell out the expense to do it, I don't think the mileage improvement will be great enough to justify the expense. If you are going to do it for the look (which seems to be why most people do it where I live), just go ahead and do it. I wouldn't make the investment just to for the milaege aspect.

 

This make a lot of sense. The average driver would likely not see any real improvement. Drive a long stretch of highway for an extended period of time and the benefits of this would likely be seen then it seems.

 

Well, it will reduce drag, which will increase gas mileage, though probably not enough to make that much of a difference. And watch yourself around pot holes.

 

Totally agree on the speed bumps. I've seen more than a few bottom out in more hill type areas as well. I think I would just stay factory with mine personally.

 

I think the lower the car the less drag resistance and air turbulence underneath the car the better the mileage which is a pretty plausible theory not sure how it works but i can see where they are coming from.

 

I was thinking about buying an old truck, and dropping it a bit to see if I could make it someone fuel efficient. Whatever I get, won't be too low to the grown. I don't wanna have to panic when I see a speed bump or dip in the road when entering or exiting a parking lot.

 

Based on the basic principles of physics, the lower suspension would mean lower drag and thus less resistance in speed but I don't see it really effective, considering if you're a frequent city driver like myself. Unless I head off to California, I rarely use the freeway for more than 10 miles in average.

 

I suppose the only time you would see a difference in your mpg would be at a constant speed say 70mph on a straight road you may be able to see a small difference but i doubt it would compensate for paying to lower your car.

 

Yes, I find that lowering the car is done more for looks than gas mileage. You can make the argument that it improves handling some too, but again - is it worth the expense?

 

Not always true, but for the most part yes. The lower the center of gravity, the better mileage you get.