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Do any of you have suggestions for caster and toe settings? The specs for the R56 JCW suspension I had on the car are:
Front: 4°16' Caster/-1°16' Toe
Rear: Total Toe: 0°24'
But I just installed all an new suspension and am looking for an alignment starting point. Maybe start with the same settings?
Front: 4°16' Caster/-1°16' Toe
Rear: Total Toe: 0°24'
But I just installed all an new suspension and am looking for an alignment starting point. Maybe start with the same settings?
#2655
Do any of you have suggestions for caster and toe settings? The specs for the R56 JCW suspension I had on the car are:
Front: 4°16' Caster/-1°16' Toe
Rear: Total Toe: 0°24'
But I just installed all an new suspension and am looking for an alignment starting point. Maybe start with the same settings?
Front: 4°16' Caster/-1°16' Toe
Rear: Total Toe: 0°24'
But I just installed all an new suspension and am looking for an alignment starting point. Maybe start with the same settings?
I run 0 toe front & rear, a little busy on the highway but on the track it feels great
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At LRP 0 toe or slightly inward would be good. And good for autocross. Not so at WGI as the Toe (turn 7) will chew up the inside of the right side tire because the wheel turns in too much and the inside of the tire scrubs (chunked the inside of my ZIIs because of that). I run stock toe front and rear. For WGI I have actually added slightly more front toe because of that scrub.
I have heard good things about added caster and the offset bushings. I haven't done that, though.
I have heard good things about added caster and the offset bushings. I haven't done that, though.
Last edited by Eddie07S; 01-03-2018 at 04:34 PM. Reason: edit
#2658
GKP, it makes sense that the left rotor would fail before the right given the fact that you do most of your track days at Lime Rock. I would imagine the difference forces between the front rotors are similar to the differences the tires experience, assuming you are carrying some trail braking into the corners as you input steering.
#2659
Thank you, gentlemen. Suspension is obviously not my forte. If it weren't for my son, who is very suspension savvy, I never could have done all the work myself. The problem now is that everything looks so new and shiny I don't want to take it out on these slushy, salt-covered roads, even to get the alignment!
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Hey THE season is coming up.
Did anyone see that SCDA got a plug from BMWCCA Rondel magazine in their article about Turner trying out their new race car? SCDA allowed them to try out their new car during their November DE event. That had to be a treat for the people at that event.
Also, SCCA has issued their track night schedule and they have several nights a LRP scheduled.
Did anyone see that SCDA got a plug from BMWCCA Rondel magazine in their article about Turner trying out their new race car? SCDA allowed them to try out their new car during their November DE event. That had to be a treat for the people at that event.
Also, SCCA has issued their track night schedule and they have several nights a LRP scheduled.
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Hey, this may sound crazy, but i put a tank of ethanol free gas into our base MINI Cooper, with the CVT, and I swear it is running better and has more power. It has a real grunt to it now that I don't remember it having. I know ethanol free runs better in my S, but had not thought it would do anything for the Cooper. I love it...
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Hey, this may sound crazy, but i put a tank of ethanol free gas into our base MINI Cooper, with the CVT, and I swear it is running better and has more power. It has a real grunt to it now that I don't remember it having. I know ethanol free runs better in my S, but had not thought it would do anything for the Cooper. I love it...
#2667
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I took Smokey out over the weekend when it was dry and not much salt getting into everything. Oh, was it nice.
I didn't need the 70 deg day to get me thinking about the track. Just getting out was enough to do that.
I am thinking my first day will be the end of April at WGI. My car has a little prep that needs to be done and I want to do it with no snow on the ground. Also, I am not so sure I can run my studded snow on the track at LRP...
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