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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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do you just adjust these or do you have to adjust the steering arms aswell
and also been told its 3 degrees camber is that right
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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3 degrees in a road car is alot,,well in a race car its not bad either

it really needs too be set up by a pro
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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3 degress?


You'll never get it going in a straight line!


0.5 degrees is about right for a road car!
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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3 degress?


You'll never get it going in a straight line!


0.5 degrees is about right for a road car!
i know a few racers which are over the 3 degrees mark,,,, knife edge anyone
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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RS Turbos suffer from torque steer as it is. Loads of camber won't help that....
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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its not a road car
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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its not rs turbo either
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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put 6 degresse negative on it if your using it on track mate as a track car car only

and get some centric top mounts for it aswell mate that will do the job
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Old May 31, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Old May 31, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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Any change of the TCA will not only change camber, also caster and toe on a MacPherson setup. So you need to get it set up properly with laser alignment.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:09 AM
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I'm running 3° neg on the front and 2.25° neg on the rear - no issues in a straight line .
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
I'm running 3° neg on the front and 2.25° neg on the rear - no issues in a straight line .
Can you steer? Does it not make it very harsh? Does it not eat tyres like fuck?
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Rab
Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
I'm running 3° neg on the front and 2.25° neg on the rear - no issues in a straight line .
Can you steer? Does it not make it very harsh? Does it not eat tyres like fuck?
Yes, no (I have the correct dampers / springs ) and no (it is predominently used on track, with the road mileage invariably being the driving to and from the track). I have no way of accurately monitoring the latter though, as I do so many track days a year, but the camber doesn't seem to have caused to wear the tyres any quicker ).
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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baskey

I run a little bit more negative on the rear than Mike but not much more

and a bit less on the front

i had to get a happy meduim because of it being a road car
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