A 6 315-30/18 on 18x10.5 Speedlines front of C5Z
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A 6 315-30/18 on 18x10.5 Speedlines front of C5Z
Would anyone comment on camber / caster limitations of this combination? My current camber is -2.2 and caster is aggressive. This results in the wheel rubbing in the front of the wheel well. I can move the lower control arm rearwards using the Pfadt camber kit thereby creating more space in the front. This will be at the expense of some caster, probably a worthwhile trade off for autocross. To make the above combination fit, almost to full lock, what kind of alignment sacrifices are required?
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Would anyone comment on camber / caster limitations of this combination? My current camber is -2.2 and caster is aggressive. This results in the wheel rubbing in the front of the wheel well. I can move the lower control arm rearwards using the Pfadt camber kit thereby creating more space in the front. This will be at the expense of some caster, probably a worthwhile trade off for autocross. To make the above combination fit, almost to full lock, what kind of alignment sacrifices are required?
By the way, a great book on this subject is How To Make You Car Handle, by Fred Puhn. Only $15.45 on amazon.com. I highly recommend it if you're autocrossing.
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Would anyone comment on camber / caster limitations of this combination? My current camber is -2.2 and caster is aggressive. This results in the wheel rubbing in the front of the wheel well. I can move the lower control arm rearwards using the Pfadt camber kit thereby creating more space in the front. This will be at the expense of some caster, probably a worthwhile trade off for autocross. To make the above combination fit, almost to full lock, what kind of alignment sacrifices are required?
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That is my dilemma, if I go bigger, I will have to give up some of my caster, maybe some camber as well. I cannot keep both, an aggressive alignment and a large tire size (Hoosier 315-30/18). I have not tried both to be able to anticipate which is a better way to go.
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with froggy. You really are not getting ANY benefits by stuffing a 315 on a 10.5" wheel. The shoulders become rounded and the contact patch becomes smaller. A 295 would create a better contact patch on that wheel, and give you more room to turn the wheel.
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