[Healeys] Driving 100

[Derek Job]

Bob

What do you mean by 'nominal' castor, camber and toe in? Toe in should be
1/8th of an inch. The other two are fixed at manufacture and i can't
remember exactly what they are but I think they are mentioned in the shop
manual. If they are not correct, toe in and castor will have a big effect
on how the car feels.

Derek

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 3:42 AM, <glemon at neb.rr.com> wrote:

> Bob, I think something is out of spec.  My 100, on 165/80 modern"ish"
> radials was very stable, would not describe the handling as squirrelly at
> all, a very relaxed and smooth riding car compared to most of the other mgs
> and Triumphs and such I have owned.
>
> The one time I do remember it being squirrel was when the toe in was off
> after I set it by eyeball to drive it home after I had done,
> coincidentally, a steering box referb and tie and cross rod replacement in
> my mother's nearby garage and wanted to get it home for more precise
> adjustment.  The curves of the front fenders make the eyeball method even
> more inaccurate than you would figure it to be, but anyway it was
> squirrelly with the toe in off.
>
> Greg Lemon
>
>
> ---- Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
> > Listers,
> >
> > Finally had a chance to put some miles on our BN2/100M resto.  Car
> > tracks straight and turns well but feels somewhat 'squirrelly' or
> > 'twitchy' to me.  I'm used to driving a BJ8 with oversize (6") wheels
> > and 185/70 tires which feels like a land barge compared to the 100.  I
> > would expect a 100 to be a lot more nimble than a BJ8, but you have to
> > really stay on top of the car to stay out of the weeds.  We set up the
> > suspension ourselves, with nominal caster, camber and toe, but our tools
> > were somewhat crude and we may have screwed something up (particularly
> > the caster).
> >
> > Anyone driven both cars a lot, can tell me if something might be wrong,
> > or do I just have to stay on top of this car at all times (I know,
> > you're supposed to stay on top of ALL cars, but this one feels like it
> > has no margin for sloppiness or inattentiveness at all)?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Bob
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