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Re: [Spridgets] Toe-in question.. (sorta wheel loading)

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Toe-in question.. (sorta wheel loading)
From: DAVID GROPPER <kk7ss@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:05:48 -0800 (PST)
Hi John,

>> You didn't mention if the Alfa was a race or street car?
It was an Alfa Sprint set up for Solo II.
IIRC,  the Alfa workshop manual recommended pre-loading to compensate for
the change in toe-in caused by the weight transfer under heavy braking
(something like the infamous early VW Beetle bump-steer effect). The dealer 
used some sort of tie down chain!! 

Thinking a bit more about my query, I suppose I should have asked "Does the 
Spridget 'bump-steer'"?

I've just had some minor repair work done on my Heart taking medication and 
putting up with some activity restrictions set by the Doctor  ;-((
So, instead of working on the car, I'm thinking of my to-do list and 
considering "what if I tried x or y or z"!

I remembered some-one on the list mentioning that the trunnion bolts should be 
tightened with the wheels supporting the car instead of being on the  jacks 
with the wheels hanging down. This got me thinking about my '76 Midget which is 
riding too high at the front, which got me thinking about toe-in, which led 
to...   yada, yada, yada,

You can guess the rest of the sequence   ;^D

Dave G.

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