We had a decent day today at the NW Ohio Region event. Good enough to determine that 1.8* and 2.2* rear camber is way too much. I ended at 36psi front and 51psi rear on RE-11A's and I still could not get the car to rotate no matter what I tried. Scandi-Flicks and all. It would be a great set up for OTD though. Very neutral and so easy to drive.
Car is literally all stock. No Koni's, no bar's.. nothing.
My first plan of attack is to get rid of some of the camber. I bought bolts but I hate using them in these types of applications. I've seen mention of revised upper control arms and camber shims. Are these still available and are they legal?
Next step would be a rear bar. Does the big Steeda rear bar break SVT LCA's too?
The ACdelco (same as SPC/Megan style) has the same shape/look as oem except it is adjustable (and costs less than spc/megan.) The Massive one has more range and is probably more durable (doesnt need to be removed to adjusted either)
I have no comment or idea on whats legal for that class though. How thoroughly do they check out your car? The larger rear sway has been ran by others with out breaking the SVT lca's, although there is no guarantee. Can also look at eibach, they make a 25mm rear, not as extreme as steeda's 28.6mm
Assuming that you're running SCCA stock rules, there is no legal way to adjust rear camber except for loosening the bushings, tensioning them, and retightening. Beyond that, alignment adjustment procedures have to be recommended procedures (i.e. crash bolts), which Ford does not have for our cars. My suggestion for more rotation is a stiffer rear bar. You can also achieve it by getting stickier tires for the front, or stiffer shocks in the back.
If you come to SiF I will trade you my old 18mm front sway bar for a can of pop (or similar lol [wave].) You can try the combination of a smaller front bar paired with your rear sway bar (or larger rear sway) I know some cars like mini's prefer the smaller bar up front on some tracks.
if only swapping the front bars out on the front was as easy as the rear... hope you find the best bar for your use.
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