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Stability in rain

Old Oct 20, 2004 | 07:00 PM
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I put on some coilovers in my S about 2 months ago and I noticed that I have a pretty significant negative camber, especially on the back tires. I planned on getting it aligned, but haven't gotten around to it and didn't think it was that big a deal.

Well, it was raining today and I noticed that when I was going straight above 45 mps I could feel the rear wasn't very stable. I am running S02s on front and back.

I'm guessing that the negative camber is affecting my stability because I'm not getting as much rubber-road contact when I'm driving straight... but I suppose it could be the tires since I've heard about problems in the rain with other S2000s.

So, for those of you that know way more than I do.. do you know which it is?
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 08:34 PM
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OMG, here we go again.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 10:23 PM
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The problem is the nut that sits just behind the wheel.
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 02:09 AM
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both and the nut sitting behind the wheel..
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 09:59 AM
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How many miles on the tires?
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by profpin,Oct 21 2004, 04:09 AM
both and the nut sitting behind the wheel..
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Reflexx,Oct 20 2004, 07:00 PM
I put on some coilovers in my S about 2 months ago and I noticed that I have a pretty significant negative camber, especially on the back tires. I planned on getting it aligned, but haven't gotten around to it and didn't think it was that big a deal.

Well, it was raining today and I noticed that when I was going straight above 45 mps I could feel the rear wasn't very stable. I am running S02s on front and back.

I'm guessing that the negative camber is affecting my stability because I'm not getting as much rubber-road contact when I'm driving straight... but I suppose it could be the tires since I've heard about problems in the rain with other S2000s.

So, for those of you that know way more than I do.. do you know which it is?
i suggest you get an alignment / camber adjustment right away after making such drastic changes to your suspension......
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