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Re: fatal flaw in my car?

To: <siastuning@attbi.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: fatal flaw in my car?
From: "James Creasy" <james@thevenom.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:48:09 -0800
that would be way too easy!  cant you tell i like to do everything the hard
way? :-)

-james


----- Original Message -----
From: "Vic Sias" <siastuning@attbi.com>

> Just sell it and buy a real car.
>
> Vic Sias
> SiasTuning
> www.siastuning.com
> 650-704-0771
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James Creasy
> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 11:53 PM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: fatal flaw in my car?
>
> someone pointed out that my car has a very high Spindle Inclination
> Angle,
> about 15 degrees.  this apparently causes my negative camber to go
> positive
> when i turn the steering wheel (plus it jacks up the front of the car),
> and
> is likely the cause of the huge amount of understeer i get exiting
> corners
> (recently i noticed it entering corners too).  this is really
> depressing,
> since i think my only choice is to remount the upper a-arm lower and
> make a
> new bracket for the spindle to position the ball joint inside the
> wheel...
> which also means i cant use my 15" wheels.
>
> what is an acceptable amount of SIA for an autocross car??  any other
> ways
> to compensate for it??  thanks,
>
> -james

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