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| r_towle |
 May 23 2013, 12:41 PM
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Does it make a difference what the offset is on a wheel with regards to scrub radius?
It does not seem that it would, given the stock suspension, no custom struts etc. Aside from that, what is the reason (aside from cost and availability) for using large spacers versus getting wheels that mount up with no spacer, yet are wide for flared cars? rich |
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| Matt Romanowski |
May 23 2013, 03:01 PM
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QUOTE(r_towle @ May 23 2013, 10:41 AM)  Does it make a difference what the offset is on a wheel with regards to scrub radius? It does not seem that it would, given the stock suspension, no custom struts etc. Aside from that, what is the reason (aside from cost and availability) for using large spacers versus getting wheels that mount up with no spacer, yet are wide for flared cars? rich I think you answered your own questions. Scrub radius is from the king pin axis at road level to the center of the contact patch at road level. Any wheel spacing, offset, etc change to the rim and it changes the scrub radius (assuming all else equal). People don't buy new wheels because they are expensive and spacers are cheap. I personally believe that people put far too fine of a point on scrub radius. People understand it so they think they should go crazy trying to manage it. |
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r_towle offset versus scrub radius May 23 2013, 12:41 PM
r_towle Still confused, sorry.
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That diagram has nothing to do with camber. The g... May 26 2013, 07:09 AM Matt Romanowski
[quote name='Matt Romanowski' post='1869513' date... May 26 2013, 07:40 AM r_towle Seems to me, given my original quest, that anythin... May 24 2013, 08:27 AM J P Stein One is limited by the 914s front suspension. The m... May 24 2013, 09:14 AM andys And increased scrub radius creates a cross jacking... May 24 2013, 09:25 AM zig-n-zag In an effort to eliminate front spacers, I found s... May 24 2013, 02:03 PM SirAndy In an effort to eliminate front spacers, I found s... May 24 2013, 02:52 PM tomeric914
Whatever you use, make sure your front wheels are... Jun 22 2013, 08:04 PM r_towle Lots of great knowledge.
Seems that my initial que... May 24 2013, 03:55 PM J P Stein For anyone that has the chance........
Take a look... May 25 2013, 05:47 AM Randal
For anyone that has the chance........
Take a loo... May 25 2013, 12:04 PM J P Stein
Going to dial in a bit more front bar for the Cas... May 26 2013, 07:20 AM Randal
Going to dial in a bit more front bar for the Ca... May 27 2013, 03:47 PM andys Slight hijack, but since we're talking scrub r... May 27 2013, 02:10 PM byndbad914 ...will taking out that scrub radius and going to ... May 31 2013, 04:55 PM stownsen914 I believe all car suspensions have some scrub radi... Jun 15 2013, 04:09 AM andys You know, I have to appologize for throwing out so... May 27 2013, 04:06 PM J P Stein Let's keep it simple.
A certain amount of Scru... Jun 23 2013, 07:19 AM |
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