got shocks?

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Well the reason I asked is that going to a lower profile tire increases steering response quite a
bit.
Sometimes even different brand tires of the same size, or for that matter even an old tire vs. a new
tire of the same size and brand, can exhibit quite a difference in steering response.
Too bad you can't remove the spacer so you could do a simple one variable test.
I would think that adding spacers would have some effect to make that end of the car stick alittle
better, but have no clue how noticeable the effect would be.
Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>
To: <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: <area53@validpath.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: got shocks?


> Wheel/tire combo before:  14x6 ET37 Watanabe w/ Yoko AV-01 195/60 no spacers
> Wheel/tire combo after:  15x6.5 ET33 Rota w/ 195/50 tires w/ 8mm spacers in
> front (can't remember tire brands, though I do know that not all of them are
> the same brand)
>
> > Was the tire/wheel size the same before and after and you just needed the
> > spacers for the particular wheel?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>
> > To: <chris24g@yahoo.com>
> > Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: got shocks?
> >
> >
> >> This is probably only related somewhat, but when I installed my newer 15's
> >> on my grey S (which already had the rears toe'd out), I had to install 8mm
> >> spacers in front to clear the 16v caliper (no spacer in the rear). OMG - I
> >> couldn't believe how much it increased the steering response. This car
> >> already had the shortened steering ratio. Don't know how much the pic
> >> illustrates this, but here it is anyway...  :)
> >>
> >> http://www.validpath.com/images/grey81s/rear.JPG
> >>
> >> Is it typical for an increased width front wheelbase to generate more
> >> oversteer??
> >>
> >> thx, JT
> >>
> >>
> >> > The shorter wheelbased CRX will be tough to outcorner. I do have a
> >> > racer's secret for you though. A friend of mine who races shims the rear
> >> > wheels in his rabbit so they are toed out. This makes the car oversteer
> >> > very easily. I got to drive it at the track and couldn't believe a VW
> >> > could handle like this. Hard in a corner, lift, and the car would
> >> > oversteer *immediately* like a RWD car, then back on the throttle (which
> >> > is unnatural at first) and it would stop rotating and drift.
> >> >
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