Type 44 increased -ve camber recommendations?
Ado Sigal
a.sigal at bluewin.ch
Thu Mar 4 01:37:54 EST 2004
To avoid negative aspects of big camber since you
want a street car, you should stay within max.
permissible camber, paying more attention to toe in
angle, since more camber is going to improve turn
in, which is going to be quickened anyway with
harder and shorter springs, while the rear toe can
be happily zero and stay there, toe at the front
would provide you with constant steering input of
your preference. You should start with zero toe
front and use the car for few days, then change to -
15 min toe and try again. This adjustment you can do
yourself, since 90 deg. turn, corresponds to 15 min.
toe (1 deg.= 1 turn). Just establish at the shop
which way to turn for negative toe. (One of my
previous Urq on 225/50x15x8 was superb with zero
toe, while the other two didn't like it at all; both
ended up on 15 min toe in.) After you establish your
toe preference, then try to increase camber for 30
min. more (must re-toe) and see if you like the
behaviour. Tire pressure plays a big part, and
should be kept on max. permissible pressure
throughout the testing period, and only after
establishing your overall preference, you start
playing with tire pressures.
HTH, regards,
Ado
Timmmy wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My 5KTQS project is currently in Chris's shop at Force 5 having lowered
> springs and bilestiens fitted (I am being lazy! after 4 months working on
> its engine, I couldnt face crawling underneath her again)
>
> Here's the question - while the suspension is being replaced, and as it is
> being fully aligned anyway, I want to have Chris increase the -ve camber
> front and rear.
>
> I will be running lower springs with 17x7.5 ET45 rims with 225x45x17 tyres
> this summer, and will be doing some autocrossing, hence the desire to
> change the camber.
>
> I have heard increasing the cmaber on the rear may be required for the
> larger tyre sizes anyway. (despite the fact I intend to box the arches
> when it warms up a little here in NH.
>
> Does anyone on the list have any recommendations for how much to increase
> the amount by? How much is it possible to increase it by from standard?
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated as Chris has the thing in his shop
> and I need to tell him how much to change it by, so he an get it done in
> time for me to squeeze in some more ice racing before th lakes thaw out.
>
> Thanks
>
> Timmmy (Haydn)
>
> http://thepointoforgasm.com/gallery/Audi-5KTQS?&page=14
>
>
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