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Originally Posted by Guard Dad In your case did you change the torque arm length or did you set it at the stock length? The implication of the Megan product

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Old 01-25-2012, 08:54 PM   #1 (permalink)
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In your case did you change the torque arm length or did you set it at the stock length? The implication of the Megan product description is that by adjusting the torque arm length the toe characteristics can be altered-your experience suggests otherwise. Comments?
It is more track oriented than street (mine is from SPL). First they eliminate the rubber bushing to get rid of random flex, and second you can use it to alter the bump steer slightly. But like I said before I'm not sure that the suspension is compressing enough to actually induce bump steer in your case, but rather the back end is bouncing off the bumps as a result of the spring rate, or to be more accurate wheel rate as Red pointed out.
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It is more track oriented than street (mine is from SPL). First they eliminate the rubber bushing to get rid of random flex, and second you can use it to alter the bump steer slightly. But like I said before I'm not sure that the suspension is compressing enough to actually induce bump steer in your case, but rather the back end is bouncing off the bumps as a result of the spring rate, or to be more accurate wheel rate as Red pointed out.
So your thinking shocks are the first option?

Somewhat off topic (maybe) but I notice that those forum members that install coil overs always seem to comment that the ride has improved. This seems counter intuitive considering that most of these applications involve a 1.5" to 2" drop which, in my experience, usually makes the ride choppy and harsh. Now back on topic. Are our shocks known to be a problem? Is improved ride with coil overs the result of better shocks (I'm not interested in a sloppy ride) or is something else going on here and can any of this in any way be used address my concerns about bump steer?
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