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Old 01-10-2012, 08:14 PM   #115 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ProDarwin View Post
Negative. The car does lean the opposite way, however it would still be sitting right on grippy tread, as opposed to the sidewall of a square car tire.
Good point, it will still be on a treaded section of tire that is intended to be driven on. The rear will still want to "step out", I think, because of the camber thrust toward the outside of the corner.

It could very well be a non-issue, or not enough of an issue to matter. Real world results trump theory. But keep in mind the possibility that the handling could be really wicked. Perhaps testing at an autoX would be in order?

Good luck with the build, it looks very cool! I hope you hit your MPG target, as well. It'll be great to see what you get out of it when it is on the road.

-soD
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