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Old 22nd December 2010, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by fabbyglass View Post
I think you would be best making the car wider at the front to compensate the extra rear track...longer wishbones perhaps?
If the front track is widened, the wheelbase must be increased proportionally in order to maintain the Ackermann steering geometry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackerma...ering_geometry

I think the Roadster already has the standard Sierra front track with a shorter wheelbase, making the front wider will throw it further out of tune.

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