Noisy strut rod?
Yes, I run SPC adjustable UCA's. My alignment is typically set up with -1° camber, +6.5° caster and about 1/16" of toe in.
For the ride height I have a bunch of stuff going on. I use QA1 tubular LCA's, which have a lower profile than stock LCA's so I gain almost an inch of travel from them, which I then lose to lower the car. The version I have is before they added bump stops, and I run a 3/8" tall bump stop on the frame horn. Since the factory bump stops are about 1 3/8" tall, I gain another inch right there.
With 1.03" bars, you need much more than a 1/4" between the bump stop and the frame. Otherwise you will be constantly hitting the lower bump stops, which will affect ride quality and handling. That's going to be a bit of a dance, because if you just use poly bump stops that are 3/8" tall like I do you still might not have enough clearance to stay off of them all the time, and switching from a progressive rubber bump stop like the factory ones to a button poly stop also means using the bump stop a lot less, because it will be a lot more noticeable to hit the bump stop. If you have a 1/4" now though and went to 3/8" button stops you'd probably have enough clearance to maintain your current ride height.
As for the positive caster, that's not what the strut rods are for. Using the adjustable strut rods and poly/delrin LCA bushings does typically create some additional caster, but the goal of the strut rods has to be bind free operation of the LCA, not adding caster.
Yes, I run SPC adjustable UCA's. My alignment is typically set up with -1° camber, +6.5° caster and about 1/16" of toe in.
For the ride height I have a bunch of stuff going on. I use QA1 tubular LCA's, which have a lower profile than stock LCA's so I gain almost an inch of travel from them, which I then lose to lower the car. The version I have is before they added bump stops, and I run a 3/8" tall bump stop on the frame horn. Since the factory bump stops are about 1 3/8" tall, I gain another inch right there.
With 1.03" bars, you need much more than a 1/4" between the bump stop and the frame. Otherwise you will be constantly hitting the lower bump stops, which will affect ride quality and handling. That's going to be a bit of a dance, because if you just use poly bump stops that are 3/8" tall like I do you still might not have enough clearance to stay off of them all the time, and switching from a progressive rubber bump stop like the factory ones to a button poly stop also means using the bump stop a lot less, because it will be a lot more noticeable to hit the bump stop. If you have a 1/4" now though and went to 3/8" button stops you'd probably have enough clearance to maintain your current ride height.
As for the positive caster, that's not what the strut rods are for. Using the adjustable strut rods and poly/delrin LCA bushings does typically create some additional caster, but the goal of the strut rods has to be bind free operation of the LCA, not adding caster.