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Making Stock Front Control Arms Adjustable

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cazman:
This is for lowering the car.

Clifton:
The lower arms are clamped together with the shock bolt too. The upper isn't. I think you will need more negative camber than less though. They ran .5 negative in the front. I run 1 degree negative in the front and I could use more and I have more caster than stock.  This was determined from tire temps after runs.

The only way I see .5 degrees being enough is if they ran cantilever slicks too. I wouldn't set my car up based on everything in there.

I would see what others on here run that track their cars. I know Mecky does and ran a V700 tire. 15 year ish, nla in the US but a soft dot compound radial tire.

cazman:
I plan to see what the tire does too. That is why I want the flexibility there now. I do not want to tear apart the whole suspension apart just to change a 1/2 a degree. I do suspect that the -1 degree is more probable in the end.

The Jensen car example is nice to see what they problem solved and figured out. They are lower and have slicks - not me.

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