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Re: Negative Camber and Suspension Geometry

To: Jackson Zimmermann <JZIMMERM@exch.co.albemarle.va.us>
Subject: Re: Negative Camber and Suspension Geometry
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 07:46:27 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: "'spridgets@Autox.Team.Net'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
I like Mike Gigante's method or making new upper trunnions with a
different offset.

Ulix


On Wed, 19 May 1999, Jackson Zimmermann wrote:

> I've always wanted to get more negative camber into the front of my Sprite
> than I am capable of getting out of eccentric bushings (currently have
> eccentric top and lower bushings).  I have heard of people installing shim
> plates under the front shocks, installing shorter arms on the front shocks,
> etc.  I have always wondered how well these modifications actually work...
> Exactly how do those with race cars get more than 1/2 degree of negative
> camber into their cars without seriously impacting other handling
> characteristics?  If I wanted to get 1+ degrees of negative camber in front,
> what is the typical acceptable method of doing this?  Suggestions?
> 
> Jackson Zimmermann
> jzimmerm@albemarle.org
> 64 A-H Sprite
> 

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|__  
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                                              '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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