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Old 06-05-2007, 09:45 PM
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So Prom and all, I managed to get my camber to ~1.8 degrees (Dad used a level, a ruler and some trig). I can't go a whole lot more b/c I originally cut my A-arm spacers down when I lowered the car.

The car does understeer worse than before, but, on tight turns it feels better, and generally feels like I'm going faster aroudn turns...

Someone on the alfagtv6 forum mentioned that with the drop spindles my front roll bar would become even more effective than before due to the higher RC, and I do think that's what is going on here. I didn't take that into consideration when I originally wanted to install them (but I'm just happy they're actually making that much of a difference!) The car seems to roll less than before. While it does understeer a lot, at 8-9/10th's driving the car feels much more composed. Even the pitch of the tire squeal sounds more natural, as the full width of the tire tread is scraping on the pavement, and not the sidewalls.

So, as of now, I think I can either use a softer sway bar up front or figure out a way to stiffen the rear end. I only have one more setting on my RSR rear bar to try and go stiffer, but ultimately I think marginally higher spring rates on the rear is what it's going to take.
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