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Old 07-14-2012 | 08:52 PM
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A thread in the 964 forum gave me this brilliant idea, why not a survey of ride heights and wheel/tire setups used
here's where the front/rear are measured



here are the specs


mine
front 94mm @fender 24 1/4"
rear 98mm @fender 24 1/2"
RS wheelcarriers and solid rear mounts

8.5ET54 225/40 x18
10ET65 265/35 x18
Old 07-14-2012 | 08:59 PM
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Don't know my settings off the top of my head but I think they're RS +10mm

The tools I use to measure when I did my setup:

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Old 07-14-2012 | 09:10 PM
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I did the same set up with my setup. PSS10's at RS spec +10mm. Great for both the street and track.
Old 07-14-2012 | 09:11 PM
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Box stock on the Cab, RS on the Coupe
Old 07-14-2012 | 09:47 PM
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Mine - PSS10's at RS spec +10mm.
Old 07-14-2012 | 10:00 PM
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RS + ~9 or 10.
Old 07-14-2012 | 10:11 PM
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c'mon guys we can do better that that, RS +/- whatever is too indeterminate
you need something like these and a flat surface, and a tape measure
Old 07-14-2012 | 10:20 PM
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Just measured my front. 133mm. -2.0 front camber, -1.5 rear.
street tires- 225/45/18, 275/35/18
track tires- 245/40/18, 295/30/18
Both on MY'02s, 8x18 et50, 10x18 et65
Old 07-14-2012 | 10:23 PM
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Just did a quick fender height measurement. Front 25" Rear 25.5" M033 springs
245/35/18 x 8 55ET front 285/30/18x 10 65ET
Old 07-14-2012 | 11:16 PM
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Just checked mine. Front 121mm. Rear 114mm
Old 07-15-2012 | 12:21 AM
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131 front, 121 rear.

Alignment specs are as follows:
Front Camber: -1.25
Front Caster: 5 deg.
Front Toe: 1/16"
Rear Camber: -1.75 deg.
Rear Toe: 1/8"
Thrust Angle: 0.

Tires are Dunlop Star Specs, 265/40/17 rear, 225/45/17 front.
Old 07-15-2012 | 12:32 AM
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See attached for details, I am running more - camber then those measurements now but have not rebalanced and aligned yet (DIY alignments). Attached numbers were with heavy 17" with AS tires in 205/50 255/40.

Front 132mm
Rear 117mm

Currenttly with 225/40 (8 et50) & 285/30 (10 et65) MPSC at same height but running -1.8 and -1.6 camber.
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Old 07-15-2012 | 12:51 AM
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And then you go cornerweight it.............

I used to obsess over it, to the point of experimenting with wedge on torsion bar cars to run through (now: NASCAR, then: CART) 3 and 4 at PIR. But since we didn't have onboard data, who really knew?

Ultimately now I live and die on minimizing bump steer. (Which not so surprisingly kinda caught me out not 20 minutes ago with Ruby. I've been driving it as-delivered, and even with raised spindles I can tell it's got some weirdness up front.)
Old 07-15-2012 | 03:27 AM
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Hi
Tyres 18inch P Zero Front 225/40 Back 265/35

Chassis to Ground Hights
Front Left 135mm, Right 133mm
Back Left 125mm, Right 125mm

I did have the car corner weighted and what a positive difference that made.

PSS10's set at 5 front and back.

This is for road use.

Interesting the rest of my suspension set up is the same as Erik rsr91128.

Thanks,
Old 07-15-2012 | 06:03 AM
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Cup 2 17", Conti Sportcontact
Front: L=130 R=128
Rear: L+R= 119 mm

The result:
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