There are some unavoidable things in life. Like the laws of physics. These govern, amongst other things, the rotational movement of cars as they enter and exit corners. I'm reminded of a clever T-shirt, which I would credit if I possessed an adequate memory:
Understeer: the front fender hits the wall
Oversteer: the back fender hits the wall
Well, I can tell you that if you upgrade the grip of your front suspension front upgrade and ignore the rear suspension, you will experience catastrophic oversteer. The neighbor's mailboxes would do well to pay heed!
And I would do well to return to basic physics. Mind you, this is a problem of my own creation. When I chopped the S2000 suspension and welded it into BB, I apparently missed by 3 degrees. I know this because with the eccentrics cranked out, I can only get to 0 deg camber and the S2000 would do 3 deg. On one hand, I'm proud I got it lined up within 3 degrees. On the other hand, damn!
So I plan to extend the slots and count on friction to hold the alignment in place. It works on the front suspension. Although friction is one of those things that you can't count on. Hmmm.
Here is the slot that needs extended, 16mm by my infallible calculations! But first, the tab that guides the eccentric must go. I thought I'd Dremel that but that won't fit without a complete teardown. So I went manual:
That went better than I expected.
My plan is to drill a hole nearby and grind and file the slot out.
That looks easier than it was! Getting the tab cut off took a while with the Dremel and a cut-off wheel. After the first one, I learned to also cut through eccentric locator to make the drilling easier. It still took longer than estimated but bearable work. I used 4 progressively larger drill bits and had to drill through the second wall from the first wall. The center punch (hole whacker) wouldn't fit so I had to let the drill bit wander until it hit the mark and then push. It all worked out.
Above, you can see the new, aggressive attack angle. It took 3 trips up onto the jack stands to get it aligned properly but it is now perfect! I also completely missed that the ride height would change!
Because the coil overs are at a 45 degree angle, if one pushes one vertex outward 16mm, the car will fall. I could barely get her out of the garage to roll the wheels over! Also, the coil-overs are nearly fully jacked up. Somehow, I had just enough range to get her back to height. I'll be interested to see how she drives. I didn't roll out tonight because she needed a bath!
Further updates to follow. Keep having #funwithcars!
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