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Do You Have Your SC Raked or Level?

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Old 05-31-15, 06:18 PM
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They all look great! My other question is, I really want to lower the front more but when I am turning in my drive way, with the wheel turned it scrapes the top of my wheel opening, and it will also do it if I take a turn too fast. I am not running that aggressive of a fitment, so I don't know what to do. I think I might just lower it all the way down and see what I might can figure out. I have owned lots and lots of cars, and all of them have been lowered, and never had this issue.
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I had mine raked until I started tracking it. The back end is light already and the rake just made the handling worse, so now I'm level.


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Originally Posted by OBEEWON
I had mine raked until I started tracking it. The back end is light already and the rake just made the handling worse, so now I'm level.


That's what I was thinking as well, I really haven't got to push it real hard yet to see if it will over or under steer yet. I know my last 2 would kick the rear end out first.
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I usually have the raked look since I always use bigger drag radials in the rear. With my daily driver, even with the 20s and without coilovers (but lowered with aftermarket RS-R springs and Tokico shocks), that is the way it looks which I prefer.



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No picture, but raked!
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level for me <br/>even
Old 10-14-15, 09:01 AM
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level or rear lower than the fronts
Old 11-11-15, 05:50 PM
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I've had it both ways. I personally like the same amount of tire tucked front and back. It currently sits almost level due to my rear overall size being a bit smaller than the fronts. 3rd picture is how it sits now.
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Reverse rake/level makes the car look so much better. Just put my coils on today and tucked the rears a bit, gave a great result

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Old 11-18-15, 09:24 PM
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To the OP. Like those wheels! They look like my Vossen's! What are they?
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Default Needed to raise the front a bit

A little higher than I prefer, but she is a daily in LA. Tire size a bit larger (40's) as the rear wheels came with the tires.
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Old 03-20-16, 09:32 PM
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So what is everyone using for camber and toe correction? I've been searching the threads on and off for so long and not found much. I've already gone through my back tires, and just put new ones on last week, and now I don't want to drive it until I get everything set up right.
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only real options are adjustable arms if the stock camber/toe bolts aren't enough anymore. I run serialnine ruca, bver toe and traction rods and a stock rlca that was shortened 1/2" by bver. Too bad the serial nine arms are a little short so now I run a bit of camber but I'm looking around for shops that can potentially add material and elongate them to the camber back to straight. If you have to pick and choose though, fix the toe via the bolt or adjustable toe rods to slow the tire wear a bit.
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