Motty
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 07:26 AM |
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Self centering
Having read these pages I am rather confused about which way to toe the car to make it self centre as there does seem to be a difference of oppinion.
Could somebody confirm if it is best to toe it in or out and by how many degrees approx.
SVA booked for the 2nd June by the way.
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zetec
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 08:55 AM |
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Toe out as much as poss. Makes the car crap to drive but you can always change after the test. Still not sure why this is such an ongoing problem,
sure someone out there knows why kit companies do'nt just dial in some more caster.
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 09:24 AM |
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I think it's more to do with the weight of the car than anything. Why don't production cars need as much castor and stupid geometry to get
the effect? Weight is the only difference I can see.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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JoelP
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 10:50 AM |
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when mine is up and running, i intend to do many test to see what works well. I will firstly try low pressure tyres and maximum trail (offset
mushroom), plus the unchangable (on mine) 25mm of castor. If this is inadequate i will try increasing toe out.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 11:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Motty
Having read these pages I am rather confused about which way to toe the car to make it self centre as there does seem to be a difference of oppinion.
Could somebody confirm if it is best to toe it in or out and by how many degrees approx.
SVA booked for the 2nd June by the way.
Motty,
toe out as much as possible for SVA to ensure self-centring. Toe in will have no effect. When ours was tested, the inspector jumped into the car and
put it on full lock whilst driving slow, then let go of wheel to test if it self-centred. 
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