Alignment Spec Questions, another alignment thread |
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Alignment Spec Questions, another alignment thread |
John |
Mar 15 2005, 03:38 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
I have a few questions that some of you smart people out there might be kind enough to answer for me.
I am wondering how you convert angular toe-in (per factory specs) to inches of toe-in. I could convert angles to inches if I knew where to measure. Is the toe-in measured at the rim, at the tread, at the sidewall? Or am I reading the chart from the factory manuals incorrectly? What are the "factory" settings for: Front Caster Front Camber Front Toe Rear Camber Rear Toe On another note, RIDE HEIGHT......... The front ride height is measured as the DIFFERENCE between the center of the torsion bar and the center of the wheel rim. How is the rear ride height supposed to be measured, and what is the 'spec'????? Thanks for replying. |
J P Stein |
Mar 18 2005, 11:33 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
How low is tougher and is another double edged sword.
Much depends on your tire size so giving a specific answer is real difficult. The lower you go the more difficult it is to keep the suspension off the bump stops. I run about a 22.5 dia tire. Clearance from the ground to the doughnuts is about 4.75 inches.This keeps the A arms angled down a bit to the outside and bump steer to a minimum(with rack spacers). I could go a bit lower if it was a track racer as tracks are smooth.....unless you like to jump curbs. As it is, our AX venue is rough as a cob and I do get on the stops fairly regularly in front.....where it's easy to tell. This is with 21 mm T bars & 225 lb springs. I have recently bought a set of raised spindle struts and am going to 275 or 300 lb springs in back. The ride height in front won't change, but I'll get another .75 suspension travel. Good luck. Hitting the proper combo of springs/dampening/travel/oversteer/understeer/alignment has been an on going battle for me. I'm still learning how to get the most out of the car with my driving....not even close yet. As I go faster I find "things" change.....I'm back to lifting the inside rear wheel, for instance. Thought I had that whipped... then I went to stickier tiars. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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