zetec7
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| posted on 6/7/06 at 02:21 AM |
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I've been suspended!!
I'm finally suspended!! Whatdy' think?? Upper bones are bought (Joe's Racing, USA) and we fabricated the lowers. Upper bones
are adjustable for camber, caster and anti-dive. Tomorrow we tackle the steering rack mounts - they'll be adjustable for Ackerman angle, as
well.
 
Rescued attachment suspended at last.jpg
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zetec7
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| posted on 6/7/06 at 02:22 AM |
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- more new photos uploaded to archive, as well!
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bilbo
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| posted on 6/7/06 at 07:54 AM |
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Looking good
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peterriley2
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| posted on 6/7/06 at 03:00 PM |
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dont wanna sound like an idiot, but whats ackerman angle?
ps. looking nice and shiney
Joel
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JoelP
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| posted on 6/7/06 at 04:07 PM |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackermann_steering_geometry
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zetec7
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| posted on 6/7/06 at 04:11 PM |
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I didn't know about Ackerman angle myself until just recently - ever driven a car that squealed its front tires at low speeds when turning a
tight circle (and may be a handfull to drive in tight circles)? It's because the inside and outside front tires are turning slightly different
sized circles, but the steering doesn't account for this, usually because the steering rack and tie rods are all in a straight line when going
straight ahead, but they shouldn't be (something to do with kingpin inclination). If you move the steering rack back (in our case about
1" this problem disappears, because it corrects for the differing radii that the front wheels turn at low speeds, and keeps everything true at
higher speeds. Cool, huh?
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t.j.
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| posted on 6/7/06 at 08:57 PM |
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By placing it to the rear you will have to re-check you bump-steer!
I think Ackerman isn't anything to worry about use soft tires and let them sqeese a little bit. Most will be compensated by the tire-wall. And
most turns we be less then 5 degr.
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