In the past I've made several posts about maintaining the original Alpine wheel offset, mostly in the interest of steering effort, not that anyone seems to care as long as the wheel looked good and would otherwise "fit".
Surprisingly, over on the H.A.M.B., steering has recently been a very popular subject. I just saw this paragraph and thought I'd share it for the benefit of anyone having steering issues. Guess what, it is about scrub radius, which is all about wheel offset! Unless, of course, you are building a car. then it becomes an exercise of matching wheels and front suspension design. I have known about scrub radius for about a zillion years, but never understood why it was so important. I would assume about 90% of the Alpiners are in the same situation. So here goes:
"You want some Scrub radius either positive or negative. You don't want zero scrub because steering will feel loose and will have an oscillating effect on the loads. Squirrelly steering would best describe a car with zero scrub radius. You also don't want more than 2" scrub radius, steering will feel heavy and result in having a car that wants to dart when the natural forces combine with your steering wheel Input while negotiating curves or braking. Especially braking in curves and cornering maneuvers even road irregularities. (Ever drive with one wheel on the smooth road and the other on the scarification surface)"
I have no idea what the stock Alpine scrub radius is.
Bill
Surprisingly, over on the H.A.M.B., steering has recently been a very popular subject. I just saw this paragraph and thought I'd share it for the benefit of anyone having steering issues. Guess what, it is about scrub radius, which is all about wheel offset! Unless, of course, you are building a car. then it becomes an exercise of matching wheels and front suspension design. I have known about scrub radius for about a zillion years, but never understood why it was so important. I would assume about 90% of the Alpiners are in the same situation. So here goes:
"You want some Scrub radius either positive or negative. You don't want zero scrub because steering will feel loose and will have an oscillating effect on the loads. Squirrelly steering would best describe a car with zero scrub radius. You also don't want more than 2" scrub radius, steering will feel heavy and result in having a car that wants to dart when the natural forces combine with your steering wheel Input while negotiating curves or braking. Especially braking in curves and cornering maneuvers even road irregularities. (Ever drive with one wheel on the smooth road and the other on the scarification surface)"
I have no idea what the stock Alpine scrub radius is.
Bill