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Re: Camaro setup

To: kturk@ala.net, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Camaro setup
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 13:21:03 -0800 (PST)
Yeah, abut I figure that your first numbers
should be good for me. I'm going to go with those
settings.

Dick j

--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> keep in mind my Toe in changes with air
> pressure adjustments in the bags...
> the lower it goes the less it has....K
> 
> ----------
> > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > To: kturk@ala.net; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Camaro setup
> > Date: Friday, February 16, 2001 3:17 PM
> > 
> > Thanks, I'll print this and give it too the
> front
> > end guy.
> > 
> > Dick
> > 
> > --- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> > > Camaro has 5.9 degrees of caster and the
> Camber
> > > is at 0 I think.... very
> > > little toe in at speed..... maybe 1/8th of
> an
> > > inch....
> > > 
> > > K
> > > 
> > > ----------
> > > > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>;
> > > land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Camaro setup
> > > > Date: Friday, February 16, 2001 3:11 PM
> > > > 
> > > > --- Keith,
> > > > I know you had your control arms
> modified, I
> > > > remember the comments about "certified
> > > welder" or
> > > > something like that, but, how much caster
> are
> > > you
> > > > running.  I'm going to get mine aligned
> again
> > > > next week.  I changed out the upper
> control
> > > arm
> > > > this time, (which the guy told me was a
> > > little
> > > > bent but not so bad that he thought it
> would
> > > > hurt) and I'm replacing all bushings with
> > > > urethane. I also dropped the rear end
> down a
> > > > bunch and that in itself would be enough
> to
> > > > change the front end caster.  I know when
> I
> > > went
> > > > through this line of questioning the
> first
> > > time I
> > > > got everything from 4 to 22 degrees from
> > > > different racers, and each seemed to work
> for
> > > > that car.  Since your in a Camaro too, I
> > > figured
> > > > I'd try to get close to what you run. Do
> you
> > > have
> > > > any idea what the standard street setting
> is
> > > for
> > > > that?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > =====
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