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Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 09:05
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My car has very good suspension setup koni shocks, heavy duty springs and big sway bars, the front seems like it not gripping or tacking a corner as happily as it should be.
It is a ta22 with ra40 conversion unsure if they cut and shut or how they do the conversion but just wondering if anybody knows what this conversion does to camber or handling in general.
Jason
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Rocky Mountains, Canada
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May 2002
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 09:45
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You running a rear swaybar?
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qld
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May 2003
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 10:34
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yes
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Rocky Mountains, Canada
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May 2002
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 12:19
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yes
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Big or standard?
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England
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November 2004
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 16:38
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Are you using those spacers that fit between the bottom of the strut and the steering knuckle? (I think there known as anti-dive kits).
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Terrigal
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May 2002
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 21:06
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Are you using those spacers that fit between the bottom of the strut and the steering knuckle? (I think there known as anti-dive kits).
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Roll Centre adjusters (RCAs)
I'd get the camber measured. I go down to bob jane and they print out a really detailed report of camber, castor, toe, all for the front and rear. It's really helpful when trying to setup the car.
Cheers
Joel
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England
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November 2004
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 22:13
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Roll centre adjusters, that's the one.
Anyway, if you have them and your car is not lowered sufficiantly for these to be required, it will give you positive camber.
The front of the car will feel like it's on the tips of its toes and not grip.
Bloody awfull if you ask me.
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Terrigal
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May 2002
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 23:14
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Yeah a degree or 2 of negative camber can do wonders for front end grip 
I just recently got mine all setup correctly and have around 1.5 degree of negative camber and understeer is a thing of the past.
Also having some extra caster helps as this creates dynamic camber.
Cheers
Joel
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Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 23:24
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If the front anti-roll bar is too big relative to the rear one then it will have an understeering tendancy.
As joel said, get some wheel alignment info and then we will be in a better position to help.
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November 2002
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Tue, 15 February 2005 23:50
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In the short term if I were you I would be tempted to get a tape measure onto the struts and determine the length of them now and compare that to the length of stock TA22 struts.
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qld
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May 2003
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Re: Camber from brake/strut conversion
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Wed, 16 February 2005 01:49
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front saway bar is something like a 27mm so it is quite huge, and the ta22 didnt come with a rear but it has something like a 14mm on the back which make it almost to tali happy, i shall get the camber measured, im getting tyres at bridgestone i wonder if they can measure it.
Jason
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