| RE:Rear Suspension Fabrication |
Subject: RE:Rear Suspension Fabrication by SpectatorRacing on 2008/2/6 21:10:29 I just got back online after a week's hiatus and read the latest on this thread... A few comments. Most C4's on track run about 1/16" to 1/8" toe out up front, zero in the rear. Toe out allows the front tires to be closer to paralell while in a turn. However, you will always have them on a slightly different radius no matter what you do (unless you have active steering, which can turn the wheels at different angles  ) As mentioned by Bill, it increases drag on straights and can make the car darty, so you would never want toe out on the street. Toe in, or at worst, zero up front.I have the VBP suspension in the back of my car (basically the same as the EM stuff Brian linked above) and my first time out with it I lost about 2 seconds on a track I know well. There could be a lot of factors involved, but that was the only major change I made to the car since my last run at that track. However, why would anyone bother on the street? You don't "feel" the difference tooling around town, and you have to constantly maintain the heim rod ends, either greasing or replacing them. They're not designed for water, salt, etc... |
