Tinks1
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| posted on 10/4/08 at 12:20 PM |
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MK Set up
Can anybody please advise the best suspension setup for a MK Indy with 2.0L Pinto and 15" x 6" wheels with 195/50 tyres.
Ride height front and back
Camber front and back
Toe in/out
ETC
many thanks
John
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worX
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| posted on 10/4/08 at 12:41 PM |
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I've no experience setting up "your" car, but there are some general settings that can be applied.
Ride Height:
Front - 100mm (sump allowing)
Rear - 125mm
Camber:
Front - 1 to 1.5 degrees
Rear - 0.7 to 1.5 degrees
Toe Settings:
Front - 0.5 to 1.25 degrees toe in
Rear - 0.5 to 1 degrees toe in
The toe settings are actually very debatable. There are quite a few people who say that the toe settings should be toe out.
I feel that front toe settings in a toe out guise are more for the likes of westfields and other cars that run a Cortina upright or similar geometry.
The Sierra upright is inherantly good , but could do with a few tweaks, but as standard I reckon that the settings above would be a good starting
base...
HTH
Steve
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 10/4/08 at 02:51 PM |
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I might mention how I set up my Falcon’s toe-in as it worked quite well. Very simply I’d go to a big car park after it had rained and set the toe-in
so that if I put full power down and full lock the car would slide sideways but not throw the back out and begin a spin. I found this the safest way
to set it up as afterwards I could be sure that I could always push the car as hard as I wanted into a corner without coming out backwards, it seemed
that it was the toe-in that determined this. Maybe it will work for your cars.
Unfortunately this doesn’t seem to work for the buggy, must be that engine and the silly tyres…
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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ReMan
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| posted on 10/4/08 at 08:28 PM |
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Ride height 130mm rear wheels and 110mm front measured on sides of body.
dampers 6 clicks clockwise from stop
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Tinks1
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| posted on 11/4/08 at 04:35 PM |
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Thanks for the reply guys...BUT how do you set the Toe on the rear..?
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ReMan
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| posted on 11/4/08 at 11:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Tinks1
Thanks for the reply guys...BUT how do you set the Toe on the rear..?
Has to be done by using shims where the bearing carrier bolts to the rear upright
[Edited on 11/4/08 by ReMan]
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