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Old 01-21-2010, 05:32 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by jspaeth View Post
Okay....camber curve being how camber changes versus bump in the rear (aka how much camber you gain as the suspension travels upward?).

And because of the geometry, as you travel upward, this changes both the camber AND toe?

So lengthening the traction rod casues the toe/camber change upon suspension travel to be smaller?

is that correct?
In short, yes.

The best way to learn about the effects of the traction arm, is for you to literally go out to the car, take out the rear coilovers, disconnect the sway bar, and play with the traction rods.

Obviously mark the rods to where the original settings are before you mess with them, duh.

Before you adjust them though, go ahead and move your wheel/suspension up and down the entire range so you can get a feel for what it does in the current setting.

Then, on one side, lengthen it like 10mm like a lot of folks do on slammed or lowered cars. On the other side, shorten it 10mm, just to give you the extremes on either side of the adjustments to exaggerate the effects.
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