Joseph Mills
May 10 2005, 09:20 AM
Subject pretty well says it all - Search button no help here.
I know there are 3 thicknesses, but does anyone know how much adjustment results from each?
eeyore
May 10 2005, 09:42 AM
I put about a touch less than a 1/4 degree additional negative camber into my car by removing a .85" shim. So I figure somewhere in the .170-.200 range.
mike_the_man
May 10 2005, 09:44 AM
I'm getting an alignment this week, and I just happened to look into this.
1mm of shim thickness = 10minutes of positive camber.
Hope that helps.
eeyore
May 10 2005, 09:52 AM
So...
1mm = 10 minutes, 60 minutes = 1 degree, 6mm = 1 degree?
Therefore
3mm = .5 degree. 3 / 25.4 = .118"?
J P Stein
May 10 2005, 10:15 AM
Off the top of my head.
Length of ear to outter mount is 12 in (I'd double check this number). 12 X tan of .5 deg (.008726) = .104722 in.
SirAndy
May 10 2005, 10:22 AM
QUOTE (J P Stein @ May 10 2005, 08:15 AM) |
Length of ear to outter mount is 12 in (I'd double check this number). 12 X tan of .5 deg (.008726) = .104722 in. |
guys, ever thought about using metric? it would make your live soooo much easier.
besides, the shims are measured in mm anyways.
Andy
skline
May 10 2005, 10:40 AM
You guys impress me with your math skills, good to know people use thier minds. I thought it was a lost art.
mike_the_man
May 10 2005, 10:42 AM
Ya, what Andy said! Metric rocks!!!
eeyore
May 10 2005, 10:44 AM
QUOTE (SirAndy @ May 10 2005, 09:22 AM) |
ever thought about using metric? |
Boo!
Joseph Mills
May 10 2005, 10:50 AM
Thanks guys. Just the info I needed for this evening's project.
And even though I own a metric ruler, I'm stayin' away from the political side of this debate.
E-Man
May 10 2005, 11:02 AM
Not me.
Roslyn Carter tried to get Jimmy to have the US adopt the millimeter system.
J P Stein
May 10 2005, 12:24 PM
QUOTE (SirAndy @ May 10 2005, 08:22 AM) |
guys, ever thought about using metric? it would make your live soooo much easier.
|
No. You had your chance to convert us, but blew it.
We don't use German, Spanish, or French as our native language either....I spose you have a problem with that also.
SirAndy
May 10 2005, 12:43 PM
QUOTE (J P Stein @ May 10 2005, 10:24 AM) |
No. You had your chance to convert us, but blew it. We don't use German, Spanish, or French as our native language either....I spose you have a problem with that also. |
actually, you're misinformed ...
your country (the US of A) switched *officially* to the metric system a looooong time ago.
if memory serves me right, that was in 1978 (could be off by a few years, i'm still trying to forget that part of my life)
i suppose they simply forgot to tell ya'all ...
Andy
SirAndy
May 10 2005, 12:50 PM
a quick search revealed this:
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/200/202/lc1136a.htmok, so it was 1975 and not 1978. oh well. i was close tho ...
Andy
J P Stein
May 10 2005, 01:09 PM
You are misinformed on my being misinformed. I lived thru the debte and the result.
MattR
May 10 2005, 01:12 PM
Metric is easy when it comes to length (its just Xmm * .0393716 = Y in). What I hate is when you're expected to know the metric and SI units of Force, AND the two constants in different equations. Now thats just excessive...
Engman
May 10 2005, 05:46 PM
Typicially what I have seen is 1 mm = about .25 degress. That was a couple of years ago when I had mine done.
M
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