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Re: ra60/ma61 struts - camber Wed, 19 June 2002 09:35 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
The lower control arm length is only part of the story. The RA6x struts have a different kingpin angle to earlier Celica/Corolla struts, hence the camber problems. I put MA61 struts in my RA23 Celica and wound up with a few degrees of positive camber, and I know it's the same story with a TE72 T18. I expect an AE86 is much the same given the similarity of its chassis to older rollas and Celicas.

To get around this problem you can have the struts bent to compensate or use longer lower control arms. The latter works quite well but the downside is a noticeably wider front track!
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