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another question.. sorry if it seems like i'm jumping all over this.. just really excited that i may have found a way to go faster for cheap

anyone have tech on how 'poke' affects the suspension's camber curve?

my (admittedly limited) suspension tech knowledge is telling me that 'poke' might not be so great because the incorrect (ie very different from OE design parameters) offset could be creating a very suboptimal camber curve. so the gains from the larger wheel base could be negated by the worse camber curve (and my understanding is that the camber curve is one of the most key aspects to 'good handling'..

for example.. i've read that in WRX world the big reason that lowering improves handling is that the decrease in body roll from the higher wheel rate keeps the camber curve in the optimal range for a longer period of time... ie when you are driving hard.. the car won't roll as much as stock.. and so you won't lose as much camber with the modded suspension as you would with the stock suspension)

i did some digging and i may have found a resource that supports my hypothesis

Quote:Tyre width can also be a problem when the extra width grows out from the wheel hub face. This is one of the least understood but most common problems encountered when upgrading wheels and tyres with the most common symptom being the new tyres rubbing on the guards. Wheel offset is the real issue here but the wrong offset coupled with excessive width in the wrong direction becomes a nightmare on all fronts.

source : http://www.whiteline.com.au/default.asp?...yres01.htm

comments pls anyone?