Push with Racing Beat Sway Bars?
09-16-2004, 01:21 PM
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The rear will stay planted with more camber in front within reason. Last track event at Homestead, I had 1 percent in rear with 1.5 in front. I only wish I could break the rear loose. That should come with additional power from the Pettit SC that is going on in two weeks. Nothing like have a test car for them. Problem is solved by trail braking and power slide out.
09-16-2004, 02:02 PM
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the usual way to tune camber settings (and to some extent also tire pressure) is with tire temps. for road racing you want the inside a bit hotter than the outside (because the inside will heat more than the outside on straights and braking). my guess is 1.5 degrees is way too little, although some compromise is necessary if you dont reset it for street driving.
how much stiffer are the RB bars than stock? super stiff bars can cause a bunch of other problems, such as lifting a front or rear tire, but i really doubt you could do that on street tires and any bar within 3x of stock.
james
how much stiffer are the RB bars than stock? super stiff bars can cause a bunch of other problems, such as lifting a front or rear tire, but i really doubt you could do that on street tires and any bar within 3x of stock.
james
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09-16-2004, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by PUR NRG
Gee murix the body roll in your track photo makes me look like a piker. 'Course my springs are 3x stiffer than stock so that has something to do with it. 
Here's a picture of me coming out of Turn 11 at Laguna Seca. There's so little body roll it looks like I'm just puttering along.
Here's a picture of me coming out of Turn 11 at Laguna Seca. There's so little body roll it looks like I'm just puttering along.
09-17-2004, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeH
Alex, I noticed that you run staggered tire sizes. Did this affect your front/rear camber split? I'm wondering if running more negative camber in the front than in the rear would lead to oversteer on a car with equal tire widths front & rear.
Check Tpryor on this forum, he runs 275 all the way around (then again he doesn't plan on lowering the car cause he runs B-Stock, AFAIK). He has a similar set up to help rotate the car. Mazda did some serious understeer number on this car and the lack of torque IMHO keeps you from throttle steering without excessive steering input.
09-18-2004, 04:09 AM
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i have a set of 275 that come off an m5. i just hope the fronts will fit in the well! we will see in the morning:D what do you guys think about leaving the stock in the rear.......for drift not grip. i mean they already do fine. will having two diferent widths make the car do anything funny on the free way or something like that?
09-18-2004, 05:18 PM
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ok 275. . . . no way 255. . . . still no way damn!!!!! with my drop only a 225 to 245 will fit. i have the 255s on the back and im in hell! they wont brake loose!!!!! oh well looks like i get to do some nutz to grind them down:D
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