MKIII camber... trying to debunk this "mkiii supra suspension sucks" myth

[miekedmr]

Hi, there's this guy on the local car forums who linked to that blog post about MKIII Supras being garbage..

It's got the picture of that airborne rally MKIII with wheels extended so far that the camber has gone negative (due to the short upper and long lower arm)

My car has coilovers, and the camber is still positive when they are fully extended, and I've seen a few other pictures of cars with wheels all the way out that still have positive camber, but they might have had coilovers, too.

Can someone tell me: Does a stock MKIII suspension at full extension go negative?

 

[yung2ner]

I read the same article. It was good for a laugh, or a "no replacement for displacement" type person. But reading comments on that article, that specific car apparently was setup to have negative camber at full extension. So apparently, no stock cars don't do that.

 

[IJ.]

Hi, there's this guy on the local car forums who linked to that blog post about MKIII Supras being garbage..

It's got the picture of that airborne rally MKIII with wheels extended so far that the camber has gone negative (due to the short upper and long lower arm)

My car has coilovers, and the camber is still positive when they are fully extended, and I've seen a few other pictures of cars with wheels all the way out that still have positive camber, but they might have had coilovers, too.

Can someone tell me: Does a stock MKIII suspension at full extension go negative?

Yes it does go Neg at full droop, this was why I short stroked the Koni's I used on my Mk3, but it's a moot point as to be fully extended you're not actually driving you're Hovering

 

[yung2ner]

Well glad I don't take everything I read to heart then or I'd just learn nothing lol

 

[jetjock]

I'm pretty sure Lotus knows something about suspension design....

 

[IJ.]

I'm pretty sure Lotus knows something about suspension design....

I always thought it was the best feature of a Mk3..

 

[miekedmr]

you're not actually driving you're Hovering

haha, that's similar to what I said: How often does camber get in the way when you're flying around in your car?

 

[giterboosted]

So did lotus have a hand in the mkiii as well? I knew of the mkii but didn't ever hear of the mkiii till now

 

[Silver MK3]

Here is an old thread on the Lotus suspension in our cars.

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?31760-Lotus-born-suspension-on-the-MKIII-Supra