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Re: Topic Ideas....rear suspension

To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, Land Speed List
Subject: Re: Topic Ideas....rear suspension
From: Doug Odom <popms@thegrid.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 20:21:07 -0800
    Dick, Most leaf springs wrap up about 5 deg. So we set the pinion angle 
down about 2 1/2 deg. As it works through its movement it stays within 2 1/2 of 
straight. Anyway that has worked for me for about 40
years.  Doug Odom in big ditch

Dick J wrote:

>  Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote: ... ... Keith ( a BIG fan of ladder or 
>four links from now on with infinitely adjustable pinion angles... )
>
> Why would you want adnustable pinion angle.  It seems to me that it should be 
>set to match the transmission output yoke whenever you put everything 
>together, and then left that way.  Why would you change it?
> Dick J

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