edwell
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I'm running 13x7 Capri wheels with an offset of 5 on my 205. Standard 205 wheels are 15-20 offset. The car now tends to dive around under breaking and if you drive over white lines etc. Also the steering feels a little dead with no weight to it. I assume this is to do with the larger scrub radius created by the change in offset. The question is, is there an easy way to counteract this? I've read on a forum somewhere that an increase in toe-out will help, is this true? Anyone have any experience? There is a company that modifies 205 hubs for an increase in -ve camber which I suppose will decrease the SR and help but if I can find a cheaper method that will give an improvement that would be great. I accept that there will be some element of trial and error but a starting point would be great.
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Not really, wider wishbones would help as they change the steering angle, but not much else.
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RobinJI
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Yeah, there's not much you can do about it besides higher off-set wheels. Making sure all your joints are in good condition will help reduce the effect though, any slack in the rack/rack ends/rod ends will exaggerate it. You could use off-set top-mounts to increase the SAI (moving the top mount pivot inboard) but the increase in SAI has negative effects its self.
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Tyres with bigger radius can reduce the scrub radius.
Lowering might not change the scrub radius, but might give you more steering feel due to the extra camber.
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steveg
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I wonder if an increase in castor might help, in a straight line if nothing else. I know on later 106's they increased the castor a bit by moving the strut tops back towards the bulkhead. Did they do anything similar on 205's ?
Could some material be removed from the wheels to fix the offset a bit possibly.
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ChasR
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You can get top mounts which allow you to adjust the caster on 205s. Whether they work with stock struts is another question.
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