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RE: Very nice 20Vt ur q site...
> I like the look too but steering geometry and alignment are two different
> animals ... unless he moved the pickup points or otherwise other modified
> parts of the suspension, installing wheels with a different offset changed
> the geometry by a fair amount. There's a chance it could help things but
> also a chance it can screw them up ... based upon my (limited) number
> crunching, my suspicion is that it screwed them up. Just my two cents
> worth...
The geometry will be changed, but it doesn't screw it up. It's easily
correctable with a camber change. Look at the Porsche 911 and 944 for
example, which typically utilize deep wheels with similar offset. There
does come a point when it's a bit too extreme; take a low rider with the
wheels sticking out of the fender wells for example. In that case, I think
the bearings and axles are begging for mercy more than the suspension ;-).
Regards,
-Mark Nelson