Maven

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Well very few people are aware of the effects of tie rod angle, and even fewer would ever even think to adjust it. Considering I think I was the first person to even MENTION swapping racks let alone actually doing it I doubt anyone would even have the desire address the problem unless someone were to start marketing a solution through a reputable vendor. I personally have some steering gear spacers coming, so I wont suffer as much from the effects of bump steer once I install my new gear.

You need rack spacers just like the Koni/TimeAttack/Grand Am cars use.

qwikredline

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marcusicp

Nice! When the time comes I will hit you up.

qwikredline

hey rwd suspension cars lowered suffer the same way....front suspension is front suspension...design ride height is just that. less than design makes things off...Maven can run the bump steer class i am bored with it anymore sorry....

Maven

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marcusicp

Yeah, I know that RWD and FWD are the same in that aspect but I meant I only know about the back end of a RWD car. I messed with drag racing a bit and never did much to the front of any car other then springs / struts.

qwikredline

yup drag racers only care about the rear for good reason, altho' i would be afraid to drive 160 mph + with bicycle front wheels and mustang front brakes

Maven

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Its funny, because its true.

rocketpunch1221

So, I wonder what is the range of camber adjustments we can get from the stock components until camber plates or a camber kite is required. I would assume lowering the car will already used up some of the available range, but how much more negative camber can you get from these stock components after they are already adjusted for the lowered suspension?

Thanks ahead.

WhiteSSBalt

Well put it this way....

I was lowered for almost 2 years before I went in for an alignment. When I went in for my alignment I purchased some SPC camber bolts since I could visually see my camber was off. Factory specs for front camber are -1 degree. My car's front camber was -1.7 degeees L and -2.3 degree R. Pretty bad. I was going through tires like nothing.

So yes, spend the extra money to get camber bolts and an alignment as soon as you can after lowering your car.

rocketpunch1221

You happened to have a picture or a diagram of said part and where it goes? Sorry about all these questions...

qwikredline

i cant post pics on this forum i am handicapped. ask maven

Maven

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I dont have any pics of what the spacers actually look like handy(the supplier didnt send any) but I probably have some somewhere........

The spacers go under this


The spacer goes where the red paint is.
You pull out your two rack mounting bolts, lift it up, put spacers in place and bolt it back down. Ill take pics of the actual spacers installed once I install them

rocketpunch1221

So how low can you go for the TC suspension geometry before you need to adjust the tie rod angle by adding spacers to the rack? I always thought the TA or GA cars use custom arms and tie rods vs such simple solution.

qwikredline

Any drop needs the spacer to be frank. TA GA cars have 100% stock tie rods, rack G6 knuckle until this year, spacers in rack until last year in Utah tech made them take them out . simple solutions are often best hard to beat the integrity and strength of OEM parts for racing. The only knuckle that actually broke on the track was in GM testing at the proving grounds. all the other breakage is in a crash with a car curb wall or whatever....

07MetallicSC

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and these are bought where and for how much?

qwikredline

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rocketpunch1221

So the thickness of the spacer (or the amount of spacers) varies depends on how much you lower the car, so it can be customize for a specific suspension set up, right?

the senile J

i used a camber kit when i installed my koni/sportline setup.

when i got it aligned it was within .1 degrees or .01 degress. (something like that haha)

without the camber kit it was off quite a bit