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Old 02-04-2009, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by John St.Amant
Sounds good . But umm... How should I corrilate the static roll center with what im more concerned about . camber gain! is -4 in the rear what u get with stock 416we settings? no axel shim and kit comes with 4mm adapters.
-1.88 in front. on the guages im getting similar camber gain readings but twice the static value . I'm missing something here.
the static rc is a reference point, it's where the centrifugal force is applied when the car rolls. -1.88 means it's 1.88mm below the centre of rotation, so the centrifugal force has little leverage on the car compared with the rear which has more than twice the leverage at -4mm i.e. the rear will roll more and should grip accordingly.

Put another way, I don't believe the static RC height has a direct impact on camber gain, but rather you can achieve the same RC while altering the camber gain via the upper arm lengths
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