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Originally Posted by frontline762
If you didn't compare the Camber Caster and Tow before and after the Lowering procedure then you messed up. Honda's Specs on these three settings is what makes this vehicle handle so well on the tracks straight off the showroom...then you mess it up by slapping on some lowering springs, without resetting the camber caster and tow on the front and rear to the factory specs.
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Okay, I agree with a lot of this but there are a couple of things that need attention...first it's not TOW, it's TOE as in TOE-IN (ignore the following unless you want to know what Toe, caster and camber mean. Borrowed liberally from Wikipedia)
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toe is the symmetric
angle that each wheel makes with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, as a function of static geometry, and kinematic and compliant effects. This can be contrasted with
steer, which is the antisymmetric angle, i.e. both wheels point to the left or right, in parallel (roughly). Positive toe, or
toe in, is the front of the wheel pointing in towards the centreline of the vehicle. Negative toe, or
toe out, is the front of the wheel pointing away from the centreline of the vehicle. Toe can be measured in linear units, at the front of the tire, or as an angular deflection. In a
rear wheel drive car, increased front toe in (
i.e. the fronts of the front wheels are closer together than the backs of the front wheels) provides greater straight-line stability at the cost of some sluggishness of turning response, as well as a little more tire wear as they are now driving a bit sideways.
Toe is always adjustable in production automobiles, even though
caster angle and
camber angle are often not adjustable. Maintenance of
front end alignment, which used to involve all three adjustments, currently involves only setting the toe; in most cases, even for a car in which caster or camber are adjustable, only the toe will need adjustment) or way more than you ever wanted to know..
secondly, there are different specifications for American S2000's and European S2000's. Which one is correct?