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Dropping 1"-2"

Old Nov 18, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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Im sure you had negative camber on that setup finch.
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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Not yet, hard to have neg. camber when it's sitting your bedroom

Pics for sure, I'm riding on Teggy-sized tired right now so I will probably be dragging the car on the ground. I already scrape on everything with the stock suspension.

I'm going to my favorite alignment shop and hotrod buddy and he'll let me sit in the car while he aligns it. $80.

I'm also debating on whether to drop the perches on the Koni's as low as they go... then it will be 2.5R/3.0F... we'll see.
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 11:06 AM
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I'm also debating on whether to drop the perches on the Koni's as low as they go... then it will be 2.5R/3.0F... we'll see.
that is what we call "dumped"
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Yesh, I may tuck some tire and run negative camber for a while on my Toyo's, with a treadwear rating of 580 I'm not too worried about them, then I'll buy rims in the summer and correct the camber
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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3 inches is drastic..
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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Major bump steer with that dumpage!
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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The suspension shouldn't compress all that much with those springs, so the bump steer will probably be 1-2ft.
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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the more you drop, the more bumpsteer you get ..... unless of course you lower the steering rack.
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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Can you explain bump steer more? I thought it was the amount the wheels toe in when you compress the suspension...
 
Old Nov 18, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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No time now, but look up the Ingalls suspension primer .... I think that touches on it.
 

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