JC
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| posted on 29/9/05 at 07:10 AM |
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It's Ackerman time.....again!
Sorry if this is a repetitive question, but here goes!
IF I decided to use my Fiesta rack (rear rack), and turned the Cortina uprights round (ensuring castor is correct etc.), as I understand it, if I move
the Fiesta rack rearwards, until the track rods meet the steering arms at 90 degrees, i will have zero ackerman. Forward of this point, I will have
reverse ackerman, backwards from there will be increasing ackerman. Is this correct? 
(Unless anyone has a cheap escort rack?.......!)
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Bob C
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| posted on 29/9/05 at 07:59 AM |
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Sounds about like my system of beliefs . . .sounds quite tricky to get the angle of the steering arms though.
Castor angle is set by position of top & bottom pivots & these are on the wishbones so no worries there (except that the book design has a
1/2x mistake in it)
Bob
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britishtrident
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| posted on 29/9/05 at 09:43 AM |
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Almost but not quite with the rack in line with the ball joints you will still have a small ammount of ackerman with increasing ackerman towards ful
lock. With rack and pinnion steering you can never have zero ackerman througout the range.
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