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Mar 14, 2013 | 09:14 AM

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ugakirk

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I agree with ^^^ thats prolly what it is..

Mar 14, 2013 | 12:22 PM

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It's actually "tramlining," but I agree that the underlying issue could be playing a role, especially if the car still has the ridiculous amount of rear toe-in that Mitsu suggests.

Thank you....I was skeptical myself I got it right even after googling it.

I noticed 'tramlining' was significantly more pronounced once I went with my Rota SVN 18x9 setup ... larger width than stock rubber..

Mar 15, 2013 | 07:54 AM

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Can I change the rear toe-in to reduce this? I am getting used to it finally, but still scary sometimes.

Mar 15, 2013 | 11:10 AM

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Of the three Evo Xs that I have driven or ridden in before and after reducing the rear toe from spec to something between zero and .04", all three tramlined less.

Mar 15, 2013 | 01:46 PM

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Ok cool. Ill play around with it and see what works best. Thanks man.

Mar 19, 2013 | 12:15 PM

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read this thread and now i'm slightly nervous, i've been waiting and watching to try and catch a set of rota grids but i want the 18x9.5 with +20 offset, would this extra offset still change the scrub radius? also trying to get away with no fender roll? sorry for jacking the thread.

Mar 19, 2013 | 04:00 PM

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Any change in offset changes the scrub radius. How much you can change the scrub radius before you encounter problems depends on what you consider to be a problem. My gravel/dirt wheels are +18s and I have no problems with them at all.

Mar 19, 2013 | 07:11 PM

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I have 18x9.5+20 Rota Grids with 265/35s. I was fine with -2 camber but to be able to run -1 I had to roll my rears.

Mar 20, 2013 | 06:08 AM

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^^^thanks guys

just what i needed to know.

Mar 21, 2013 | 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by xxsobesxx

Hey guys one more question.

I put the Rotas on last weekend. Got my self some 245/40/18 Cooper Sport AS tires on them.

Now its kinda hard to turn the steering wheel. I dont know if I am not used to the summer tires or if the extra inch width is more grip.....Doesn't make sense since its the same tire size as on my stock 8.5's.

Do the rotas have that much of a weight difference that I can actually feel it when turning or is there something messed up?

Anyone experience issue turning with these wheels??

I'm literally running the same setup, except I have Falken tires same size, and I can say you need a little bit more effort to turn than the stock wheels.