ET, Scrub Radius and Camber | |
Are there any Alignment Gurus out there who are able to answer questions relating to a change in ET or track width on the scrub radius, and how one might correct that, possibly through a small camber adjustment?
In principle, if one were to increase the track width of a L322/L405 by using wheels with a greater offset or spacers, this would also affect the scrub radius. It would either have the potential to turn a negative scrub radius to a zero or positive one, or to increase a positive scrub radius even further. Do we know what the scrub radius for an L322/L405 is? I assume negative as that’s what I understand most cars to be as standard. I also understand that for road cars, negative scrub radius is a good thing and zero scrub radius is a bad thing. Positive scrub radius is not as bad as zero, but more for niche applications.
In addition, in order to counter the increased offset and thus change in scrub radius, can this be tweaked back towards ‘standard’ by a camber-only adjustment. Obviously I’m not talking extremes, but even a small camber tweak might bring the scrub radius back to where it was?
In the case of increased offset, yes I understand the implications for wear and tear on suspension and bearings etc etc so please don’t make this thread about that; there’s other threads on here to talk about that. I’m trying to tease out the implications for geometry and how changes can affect handling, both positively and negatively.
TYIA! Andy
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