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Re: Autocrossing help

To: jmlozano@ismi.net
Subject: Re: Autocrossing help
From: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 18:59:34 -0700 (PDT)
Jorge---You have some good equipment to start with, with the low and
wide tires, Konis' etc.  Cambers and toe settings should be fine tuned
according to the course length, speeds attainable and other variables,
but here's what I found to be a good starting place:

Front and rear tires pressures to 30lb.
(You can play with these, depending on whether you are pushing, or
breaking loose.)

Front AND rear toe settings at 1/8" OUT

Front camber at 1 deg. neg.

Rear camber at 2 deg. neg.

Caster is OK at the factory setting, and a bitch to change, with
questionable results.

Personally I could never drive as good as most of the others as time
marches on, but my son was able to hop in my car and pull a second place
with no practice, beating my best time by 5 seconds.  Youth must be
served?!

Try to 'walk' the course beforehand, if possible.

Dick Taylor
'73

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