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Dean · 2006-07-25, 09:43 AM

While I agree, you know that many buyers don't know any better, are not good drivers, and got it because it is cool. Just like SUV owners who will never go off road much less need to clear a boulder with their rear Diff 14" off the ground...

Those people would raise hell if they wore out the inner edges of their well rotated RE070s in 5K miles. And being the latigous society we are, they can't ship anything remotly "unsafe" from a handling perspective.

The car is pretty damn good in stock form. Heck, it wins awards for it.

Can it be improved upon, yes, but that is what the aftermarket, and performance shops live on.

What annoys me the most is that they do not give you the means to adjust the rear camber at all much less to a reasonable level.

A good street alignment would probably be about -1° front, and -0.5° rear, but even that would likely lead to inner edge wear for mostly freeway driven vehicles.

2006-07-25, 09:43 AM	#17
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	While I agree, you know that many buyers don't know any better, are not good drivers, and got it because it is cool. Just like SUV owners who will never go off road much less need to clear a boulder with their rear Diff 14" off the ground... Those people would raise hell if they wore out the inner edges of their well rotated RE070s in 5K miles. And being the latigous society we are, they can't ship anything remotly "unsafe" from a handling perspective. The car is pretty damn good in stock form. Heck, it wins awards for it. Can it be improved upon, yes, but that is what the aftermarket, and performance shops live on. What annoys me the most is that they do not give you the means to adjust the rear camber at all much less to a reasonable level. A good street alignment would probably be about -1° front, and -0.5° rear, but even that would likely lead to inner edge wear for mostly freeway driven vehicles. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...