RB5 front hub carriers on an RB6

[SimonW]

Just in case you were wondering, or struggling to get your car to turn in better and square up better on power. Fit RB5 front carriers and use the outside hole on hub and inner link. Fits directly in, you do need the spacer for the carrier/arm pin from the RB5 too. check your EPA's and off you go.

[bigt]

Can we not swap the spacers around in the knuckle for this or set the block inserts to narrow ?

[SimonW]

Originally Posted by bigt

Can we not swap the spacers around in the knuckle for this or set the block inserts to narrow ?

As far as i can see no, standard is hole in for 'wide' and if you swap around you will move the hub in 'narrow'.

[bigt]

Two plastic spacers on the axel can reverse them to change offset takes to same as what you've done no?

[SimonW]

Changing the hubs means you can move the camber link out. You get more camber gain at full compression, feels like the car wants to keep turning in and you lose a little exit steering.

[bigt]

Curious now have to put um on the list got part numbers si

[SimonW]

UM505B.

[RogerM]

Surely a longer front link gives more mid-late corner steering and less turn in, certainly does with every car I've ever driven.

Kev/Tony and crew tend to run the shortest possible front link, I prefer the slightly smoother feel of the car using the mid front link position on the bulkhead and having tried the longest possible link with the kit set up I can say that it is too much.

Not sure what you are trying to achieve with this Simon, can you please explain?

[SimonW]

I usually run the middle hole too as it feels better (more precise, better mid corner too), using the outer hole along with the RB5 carrier on the outer hole will give you what you are trying to achieve by lengthening only moving inner link, just try it you will know instantly if it works for you or not. Everything I've tried other than this has never felt right. HTH's