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Just to clarify Jack's first paragraph in his last post - He's dead on with his info, but all that refers to a swing arm chassis. You can't use a camber compensator on an IRS car because the suspension geometry is different and needs an anti-sway bar instead. Plus, because of the iRS suspension geometry, the rear wheels can only go straight up and down, not in an arc as on a swing arm. The swing arm camber compensator will significantly reduce wheel tuck, but not eliminate it because the suspension geometry dictates the arc of the axle.

Yes, you can make swing arm cars handle very well. Probably enough to satisfy 80% of the spirited drivers out there. Just not as good as an IRS car. And then you get into a discussion about tires, wheel width, shocks, corner loading ad infinitum. Believe me, I've been there, and you always get back to the 80% rule.

Speaking of rules......I like the newbie egg sammich rule, but only if non-egg sammiches are included, too. BOTH will clog your arteries, but at least the non-egg one won't kill me.

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