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Originally Posted by celicajim
Is that normal for that much positive camber on the front outside wheel under heavy cornering? But otherwise it's looking great.
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Unfortunately, its very common in Subarus. MacPherson Struts lose camber as they compress, pretty aggressively. That's why many people who track and autocross Subarus use VERY stiff springs, with just a little suspension bump (especially when you're lowered), you lose camber.
BMW and Porsche have better-driving struts, by paying closer attention to the geometry so the lower control arm doesn't go past horizontal as quickly and using a lot of caster. (Which effectively creates negative camber into the way you're cornering). Not being an AWD-based architecture or cheap, there are less design constraints in these applications than Subaru has.
The front geometry and caber curve are things I'm going to closely study before I purchase, I'm really not sure I want another strut suspension.
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Originally Posted by Ashybone
In response to 'tires are too narrow'Agreed 150%. One of th first things I noticed. Imagine this car with 8-9.5 inch wide tires
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So much wrong.
First off, it's a cheap car. Smaller tires are much much cheaper to replace and work well enough for most. Most performance enthusiasts will change wheels and tires anyway, as long as theres clearance I'm fine with derpy stock tires.
For suspension testing and tweaking, smaller tires are much cheaper to use when you use a set a day, and the lower limits mean you're feeling the mechanical grip, behavior at the limit, and balance of the car much sooner. Much like the way people should learn to drive on good summer tires at the stickiest, no R-comps or slicks. Limits are lower and easier to explore, and much more of the mechanical behavior of the car is apparent rather than huge sticky tires making up for flaws.