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Old 03-21-2013, 11:38 AM
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Default Alingnment advice weekend warrior

So i've decided to try out non staggered.
Car is 04 s2000
kw v3
lowered 12.5 all around about
saner fsb
pfo1 17x9 et 60 with 255 z2 x4

Ive read a lot of the info already and im thinking about 2.2 f and 2.7 rear toe not sure.

The car will be mostly spirited runs in the mountains but i do plan to have some track time and autocross as well so im wondering if anyone with a similar set up can tell me your experience with it or if anyone has any recommendations. My son will be coming in the car with we more soon so stability at speed is more important to me than a tiny bit faster time as my events are only for fun at the moment.

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Old 03-21-2013, 08:44 PM
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I'd toe in 1/16th rear until you get used to it.
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Max camber front and the same on the rear is fine too. Could raise the front 0.2
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Thanks for input guys. Appreciate it
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Your ride height looks very low for KWs. Billy says 13.2 inches in the rear is the lowest you should go. You're probably riding your bump stops and your handling on the track or cone course could get pretty strange. I run my V3 equipped race car at 13 1/4 up front and 13/ 3/8 rear.
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Hmm that's interesting, it has at least a finger gap all around, i always thought i was not to bad for ride height. could be my lack of camber at the moment making it look higher. It's 1.2 front and 2.2 rear atm. Im going to get corner balance so maybe ill raise it slightly.
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Originally Posted by robrob
Your ride height looks very low for KWs. Billy says 13.2 inches in the rear is the lowest you should go. You're probably riding your bump stops and your handling on the track or cone course could get pretty strange. I run my V3 equipped race car at 13 1/4 up front and 13/ 3/8 rear.
That is about right where I am at too.
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Originally Posted by praisedprod
Hmm that's interesting, it has at least a finger gap all around, i always thought i was not to bad for ride height. could be my lack of camber at the moment making it look higher. It's 1.2 front and 2.2 rear atm. Im going to get corner balance so maybe ill raise it slightly.
"Finger gap" doesn't mean much. How much travel do you have before you hit the bump stops? That's where you are going to run into problems. What these guys are saying is that KWV3's are not short enough to run the height you have without running out of travel. You need to raise it to 13.2 (rear) at a minimum.
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Originally Posted by ndogg
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Hmm that's interesting, it has at least a finger gap all around, i always thought i was not to bad for ride height. could be my lack of camber at the moment making it look higher. It's 1.2 front and 2.2 rear atm. Im going to get corner balance so maybe ill raise it slightly.
"Finger gap" doesn't mean much. How much travel do you have before you hit the bump stops? That's where you are going to run into problems. What these guys are saying is that KWV3's are not short enough to run the height you have without running out of travel. You need to raise it to 13.2 (rear) at a minimum.
13.2 rear is roughly 1 finger gap, so that is probably where the confusion stems from. Unless someone has too big/small finger thickness. lol?
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Thanks, I cant say I have ever hit the bump stops. I need to double check that height i think.


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