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Old 2010-10-07, 09:20 AM   #11
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I agree Scott that the proof is in the science/testing. You might need even more adjustability though. Even the Elise makes assumptions about tire/wheel design.

In some respects, what he has done is widen the track of the car. You could do the same thing by using positive camber on normal tires, but they would roll under like a SOB.

What we need is a tire that is less compliant laterally and more compliant vertically.

To go even further than the camber tires, maybe the real issue is with tire/wheel attachment. You could make a tire much more resistant to lateral forces if you could angle the attachment at the rim. Maybe a 15-30 degree angle would be nice as long as it supported the lateral load component without debeading.
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