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26-07-2006, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JTECHSAFF
thanks guys!!!
Fitting the rear coil overs tomorow, may as well do this at the same time to stop tyre wear!
Fitting the rear coil overs tomorow, may as well do this at the same time to stop tyre wear!
Then fit the shims
Then get a gauge on it again
Then if you need to either remove or fit more shims to get you into the right ballpark
26-07-2006, 02:38 PM
#11
You need to measure how much it changes under load really too, but i would GUESS at about half a degree of negative being a good starting point at normal ride height, main thing is just to make sure both sides are the same though, they often arent on cossies!
Talk to brom or someone like that about best settings, or im sure Mike will know too
Talk to brom or someone like that about best settings, or im sure Mike will know too
26-07-2006, 05:10 PM
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only prob with this kit is that the rear calipers are bolted to the hub...
if you fit the shims and angle the hub the brake pads will not be touching the caliper properly..
i bought them but never fittd them because of this reason
if you fit the shims and angle the hub the brake pads will not be touching the caliper properly..
i bought them but never fittd them because of this reason
26-07-2006, 09:24 PM
#19
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More importantly than the camber, or at least just as important, it takes away a lot of the toe out too, which is another reason for slammed cossies shite handling (along with the camber, diff, and skinny tyres).
When you lower a cossie (or when it squats) it increases the neg camber, and toes out.
It does on most cars as the rear suspension design is pretty common, but seems more severe on cossies, totally fucking them.
When you lower a cossie (or when it squats) it increases the neg camber, and toes out.
It does on most cars as the rear suspension design is pretty common, but seems more severe on cossies, totally fucking them.
26-07-2006, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by rapidcossie
only prob with this kit is that the rear calipers are bolted to the hub...
if you fit the shims and angle the hub the brake pads will not be touching the caliper properly..
i bought them but never fittd them because of this reason
if you fit the shims and angle the hub the brake pads will not be touching the caliper properly..
i bought them but never fittd them because of this reason
Everythin thats connected to hub will all move the same amount,so everythin works as b4
27-07-2006, 07:44 AM
#22
Euan - 
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Also, please note that MY shims ONLY do the toe and do NOT do the camber (which you can only really successfully do with a proper rear beam). 50% of the wear is caused by the fact that Cossies are supposed to run parrallel toe on the rear. However, due to bush deflection, as soon as the car moves forward, the car goes immediately to toe-out (unless fully rose jointed to stop any bush deflection ). The shims create a small amount of STATIC toe-in, so that in forward motion, it is the either parallel or a small amount of toe-in still, which helps with making the car more stable in over-steer situations (gives a nice self-centring effect).
Drastically improves handling as well as tyre wear.
.Also, please note that MY shims ONLY do the toe and do NOT do the camber (which you can only really successfully do with a proper rear beam). 50% of the wear is caused by the fact that Cossies are supposed to run parrallel toe on the rear. However, due to bush deflection, as soon as the car moves forward, the car goes immediately to toe-out (unless fully rose jointed to stop any bush deflection
). The shims create a small amount of STATIC toe-in, so that in forward motion, it is the either parallel or a small amount of toe-in still, which helps with making the car more stable in over-steer situations (gives a nice self-centring effect).Drastically improves handling as well as tyre wear.
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