RWD and how to make it handle

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 keltik']

[quote name='zarnah said:

also I took mine to the wheel alignment place and got them to do a "rwd" wheel alignment on it, helped heaps

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yeah can see i will need to do this as i alway take axles out by undoing the camber bolts instead of the ball joint, just easier IMO

Why would you do that? The ball joint doesnt even need the wheel taken off to remove... AND its only one small bolt.

you have to remove the sump to get at the spark plugs right?

[newsuba]

An Impreza is a nose heavy like a lead-tipped arrow, so try re-distributing the weight like moving the battery to the boot.

[driftrex]

my rwd doesnt handle too bad, once you get used to it, just a different style of driving, wouldnt mind a heavier rear swaybar though.

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 newsuba said:

An Impreza is a nose heavy like a lead-tipped arrow, so try re-distributing the weight like moving the battery to the boot.

they arent that bad (i thought), i had my corner weights somewhere*. I was quite surprised, Il see if i can dig em out.

*_{STI wagon corner weights}

[Koom]

 newsuba said:

An Impreza is a nose heavy like a lead-tipped arrow, so try re-distributing the weight like moving the battery to the boot.

Can also try lowering the rear 5-10mm to shift the weight bias.

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 keltik']

[quote name='zarnah said:

also I took mine to the wheel alignment place and got them to do a "rwd" wheel alignment on it, helped heaps

/quote]

yeah can see i will need to do this as i alway take axles out by undoing the camber bolts instead of the ball joint, just easier IMO

Why would you do that? The ball joint doesnt even need the wheel taken off to remove... AND its only one small bolt.

cos im lazy and i dont need to take the wheel off to undo the 19s either...my mate said its eaiser to do the balljoint bolt but he work on a hoist so......maybe easier.... i dunno will try next time im doing it...

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 Koom']

[quote name='newsuba said:

An Impreza is a nose heavy like a lead-tipped arrow, so try re-distributing the weight like moving the battery to the boot.

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Can also try lowering the rear 5-10mm to shift the weight bias.

adjusties are already at the limit for lowness and still got heaps of room between gaurd and tyre...maybe wind the fronts up (gasps)

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 dubbedup']

[quote name='newsuba said:

An Impreza is a nose heavy like a lead-tipped arrow, so try re-distributing the weight like moving the battery to the boot.

/quote]

Can also try lowering the rear 5-10mm to shift the weight bias.

adjusties are already at the limit for lowness and still got heaps of room between gaurd and tyre...maybe wind the fronts up (gasps)

Would acheive the same result and probably improve the front end dynamics as well. Got any travel left? Could be sitting on the stops in the rear on full squat. Doesn't help traction.

[dubbedup]

yeah both F & R have got travel, but rear are wound right down and front still have bout 40mm up and 25-30mm down.

Sits bout the same hieght as superlow kingsprings currently...so not dumped on bumpstops or anything like that...yet

[Stoffa]

+1 for bigger front sway bar, I've got a V5 Type R, which does have a plated R180 b.t.w.

With the DCCD wound back if I got got rear end loose and took my foot off the gas it would keep sliding, now I've got a 24mm front sway bar if the rear steps out I take my foot off the gas and it comes back again.

I started playing with it after I ended up facing backwards in the rain (mosty due to being a bad driver ;D)

I've also got a 22mm adjustable rear sway bar, but as I've got the DCCD it still feels pretty neutral (i.e doesn't understeer) on the track because of the big front sway bar.

[funkytown]

stoffa.. will be VERY interesting how my car feels ones its finished its make over.

going from viscous center and rear to dccd, and plated rear.

car was a touch understeery on the old set up with 22mm front and 22mm adjustable rear set to hardest setting.

[Guest Oscar]

Dubbed is effectively driving a FWD Porsche 911 in reverse.

RWD an auto?

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why would ya?

[Guest keltik]

For the ultimate motorkhana machine

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lol...limiter much?