Originally Posted by kartman2
Big body toll probem especially at speed. No alignment since camber
plates put it. That will be the first thing I'll do. I'm also rebuilding the
engine. This body roll problem is dangerous. Do you know how to get rid
of it and could it just be the cambet probem?
Thanks
Camber won't do a damn thing for body roll.
Appropriately matched shocks and springs will.
Given that the car is going to be driven by a new driver... and that the car should be set up to reflect that skill level, I would stiffen the shock damping to remedy your body roll problem.*
If the car is stll bobbing up and down on the AGX shocks, turn them up to their firmest setting (front and rear) and see if that helps. Shocks (aka dampers) and springs are designed to work together, so that the damper is capable of isolating the movement of the spring.
If the car is still squatting on acceleration and diving forward on braking, the dampers aren't firm enough for the springs.
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Side note: Stiffer anti-roll bars will also help alleviate body roll during cornering maneuvers, but since the car is going to be used by a new driver, I would keep the stock bars installed.
The transition into oversteer can be very abrupt with a stiff rear anti-roll bar; a novice driver can find him or herself in a heap of trouble if they're not accustomed to that trait.
With stock anti-roll bars and appropriately tuned dampers, the car will still tend to understeer at the limit of adhesion. It's a lot easier for a new driver to compensate for understeer than it is for them to catch the tail of an over-steering FWD.