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Old 06-12-2003 | 03:55 PM
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racerdx6
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I was looking at pics of the old school front end on the Speed Merchent site and I couldn't find where you put your camber shims in to adjust the camber. I didn't know that the old style front end didn't have easily adjustable camber and stuff, that makes me kinda bummed. Mabey I'll end up buying a new style front end in the future if I really start to hate adjusting camber. Part of the reason I think I might buy a new style front end is because I don't understand how to adjust the camber, but I think I understand how to adjust the caster. I know you add shims under the front suspension mounts, well I think thats where they go........

Here's what I have so far for measuring camber: get a fresh set of trued tires (front and rear, or just front?) than add shims somewhere to adjust camber. Than run a few laps and see how much your tires coned by placing a straight edge on top. Than true the tires again and check again? Is this right? Im guessing with that method it could take a while, I hope that you don't have to change camber or caster for every run track.

How often do you guys true your tires? Do you get rear tire coning problems too? Do you guys always put 100% sauce on your rear tires? How much do you usually put on your fronts? Also, do you have to put sauce on your tires every run like with rubber tires, or since the foam soaks up the sauce do you only have to do it every other run or something? Thanks for the help, also any other help with adjusting camber and caster on the old style front end would be very appreciated.
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