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Old 06-23-2008, 11:14 AM
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+8* should work okay but the car probably won`t turn in a crisp as it could and may be a bit lazy in transitions (S turns etc.). Also watch your tire clearance in the rear upper part of the wheelwell. +8* moves the top of the tires toward the rear of the car a lot! You can do a quick bumpsteer check by measuring the toe in then jacking the car up by the crossmember and checking it again. As David said they`ll typically show toe in in droop/ toe out in compression. At 8* you should have a fairly small change. With all due respect to David in my experience measuring bumpsteer on a number of these cars caster change alone isn`t enough to fully correct let alone reverse the bumpsteer curves unless your bend the steering arms, are using tall tie rod ends or spindles with relocated steering arm mounting holes so I wouldn`t be too worried about that. Mark SC&C
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