Thread: Form > Function
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Old 04-17-2013, 09:21 PM   #193
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To the owner of the car, the wheels and rear stretch is not my cup of tea. But hey, it's your car.

Personally, I think balance is the key. Why does it have to be form > function or function > form. When done properly, why can't form = fucntion and function = form? I'm guilty of having run a small stretch (265/35 on a 10.5", 235/40 on a 9.5") on my track car because it reduces sidewall flex. My track car is also about 3" lower than factory and also runs -4 degrees of camber in the front and -2.5 in the rear because that's what worked for me.

Ill Roller has plenty of experience around drift cars and knows what works and what doesn't; he also knows what he likes and does not. He tends to err on the side of form, whereas I tend to err on the side of function. Yet we both maintain balance.


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Originally Posted by ATL BRZ View Post


Please check the suspension model thread http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...3&postcount=69. The video backs up my point that they tend to understeer at entry. Granted that car probably only made like 90 HP (at best) lol.











See, why does it have to be one or the other? I hate cars that are all about looks that don't work, but I also hate cars that are all about performance and look like crap. A well built car will be both good looking and work well.

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