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Old 09-17-2011, 06:19 AM
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Here you go mate:



That is my old SP12G with the Coral front beam.



That is my own car with the wishbone front end.

This was the front end on the SP12X when it came out. Most people ditched this in favour of an AE front end. It turns out that most people would set the front end up incorrectly, and then not get on with it. People (including me!) would set the camber angle (using the downstops) and then wind down the spring. That was incorrect. It turns out that you should back off the downstops, put the wheels/tyres on and wind down the spring retainers until you get the correct camber angle, and then wind down the downstops until they almost touched the chassis. After doing this (I was taught by a long term Corally factory driver), the front end worked much better, although I have an AE front end all set and ready to go 'just in case' (!).
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