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re: lowering rubber bumper cars

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Subject: re: lowering rubber bumper cars
From: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:43:23 -0800
Jim Stuart wrote

>The important thing about this method is bump steer, which was mentioned
>earlier. A good friend, & long time E production racer, solved the
>problem for me by taking a set of steering levers, welding the tapered
>hole solid, & had a machine shop reproduce the tapered hole starting
>from the opposite side. The arms were then installed reversed left to
>right, & up-side down. This corrected the suspension alignment, cost
>about $25.00.

This is similar to one approach I've worked on.  Drill the hole
out for a bolt and use racing type rod ends.  And swap 'em from
side to side.  I'm not sure if I'm happy yet, but sports car +
autocross + engineer = always messing with something.

-Keith Wheeler
Team Sanctuary                  http://www.teamsanctuary.com/

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