Why don't more people use RCA's
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I raised my car up by 1" to compensate for the 1" drop.
I used the most inner setting (add maximum positive camber) for the rear RCA...and with 20s...and 1 finger gap....Im actually showing too much positive camber now. ...which is a good thing.
I need to use the center insert setting...and I should be good...within specs.
I'll take it for alignment later for the actual numbers....since Im just eyeballing it.
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i dont use them because i like the look of camber, i need the camber for my wheels to clear, & i have base height adjustable coilovers so i have more than enough travel anyway *Shrug*
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Yeah i dont know what it is, but i read about it on the Group Buy. If i did buy uit, I wouldn't know what to do with it after that haha.
So can someone explain?
So can someone explain?
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In japan, they're quite popular...companies like Night Pager and You Zealand Body makes them, but are known as Super Stroke (SS) kits. They vary in sizes....popular sizes are the 25mm and 30mm (approx. 1 inch)....but none of the rears are adjustable.
In the states, companies like SAGE and EXACT refined the Japan SS kit design and developed inserts to provide adjustments to fix the rear negative camber problems.
In the states, companies like SAGE and EXACT refined the Japan SS kit design and developed inserts to provide adjustments to fix the rear negative camber problems.
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The short answer is : Your car will handle better, because it corrects the poor suspension geometry that occurs when you lower the car beyond it's practical design limits. Look at the people who are posting that they are breaking their sway bar end links, that's a geometry problem not a strength issue with the part.
The long answer is easy to find on wiki or Google : RCA = Roll Center Adapter = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_center
I think the problem with the long answer is most people will not have either the time, understanding, desire or all three to care about improving roll center on their lowered car.
My thoughts are that the people who "would " be interested in RCAs are those who "Truly" are interested in performance driving and handling of their GS or those that don't wish to prematurely wear out the inner 10% of their tire tread and then have to throw the tire away.
Another performance perspective is rear camber also hurts straight line traction, since the tire is not in full contact with the ground and you are effectively losing maybe 50% or more of your available grip. Any drag racer in their right mind is going to make sure their tires are square to the ground with zero camber.
For those that don't drive around turns too fast, or where handling or straight line traction is not a priority, then RCA's are not going to be important.
Unlike the rear, some camber in the front is a good performance handling aspect, but that's a whole other topic.
For me , the biggest difference I felt after installing the RCAs is the improvement in bump steer (Google It). While taking a high speed turn on a slightly bumpy winding road, the car was "MUCH" more stable when I hit uneven spots. Before I had the RCAs installed, hitting that same bump would cause the car's rear end to become loosey goosey. Not a comfortable feeling at all and a great potential to spin the car.
If you want your slammed GS to handle like an M5, get the RCAs. If you are more interested in the stance and look of excessive camber, then RCA's are probably not for you.
That said, there are "other" good reasons why people would want RCAs, but I'll let those people provide their own response.
Thanks to EXACT* Motorsports for providing me with the FIRST adjustable rear RCAs on the market and extended length front RCAs.
http://www.exactmotorsports.com/GScamberkits.html
Exact* Price as of 4/15/09 = Front RCA for $179.99 a pair, rear $299.99 a pair
* CL Approved Vendor
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Btw...the You Zealand Body rear SS Kit goes for more in Japan...can you imagine the cost to ship them to the states? Plus, they're not adjustable.