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      10-05-2020, 03:44 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by msendit View Post
If you're optimizing for tire life, I'd go for the Hankook RS4. I run both the R888r and the RS4 (on my other car), and the RS4 is only a little slower, but really really hard to wear out. Currently planning a 14-hour endurance race with only one set of RS4s (and a set of spares in case of accidents).



It's the other way around unfortunately. Here's a typical camber curve on a strut-type suspension (source [1]):



The right part where you get more positive camber is the one you don't want. It happens with more suspension travel -- softer springs, softer sway bars, pushing the car harder.

[1] http://www.multibody.net/teaching/ms...son-multilink/

So I finally re-stumbled upon the thing I was referring to regarding the lowering springs causing more positive camber under load:

https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...&postcount=284
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