[Shotimes] Re: Adjusting Steering Rack height to compensate for lowere

[Carl Prochilo]

.

The only easy way for me to check this at home is to drive the car
up on Rhino ramps to see if I can tell how far off they are.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Leigh Smith said:
> Carl
> The correct bump-steer adjustment is when both the lower control arm
> AND the
> tie-rod are exactly parallel.
> It would be ideal if they were both exactly horizontal, but that
> rarely
> happens on street cars.
> McPhearsons usually angle down a little.
> Lee
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> To: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> Cc: <techsho@topica.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 1:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Adjusting Steering Rack height to
> compensate for
> lowere
>
>
>> .
>>
>> Okay, now I got this understood.  I may actually be feeling this
>> moderately.  I think the 235s also accentuate the effect.  So,
>> what
>> is the procedure to correct the geometry?
>>
>> Don, forevermore when I stare at a wall I'll be thinking of bump
>> steer.  ; )
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> Donald Mallinson said:
>> > As the name implies...when you hit a bump, the steering
>> > wheel will move and tend to steer the car one way or the
>> > other.  It is due to the steering arms being at an angle to
>> > the centerline of the mounting points.
>> >
>> > Here is an example.  stand so your side is to a wall.
>> >
>> > stand so when you hold your arm EXACTLY straight out at a 90
>> > degree angle that your fingertips just brush the wall.
>> >
>> > Then step a couple inches closer to the wall and hold your
>> > arm so the fingers just touch the wall.  Your arm will be at
>> > an angle now, it can't be straight out.  If you try to raise
>> > your arm, your body has to move.  Same thing with the
>> > steering gear.
>> >
>> > When you lower your car the TOE adjustment will be way off.
>> >   So you lengthen the steering arms to get toe back in line.
>> >   Now when you hit a bump, the longer arm pushes back and
>> > can cause the car to go a bit "off line" or move around.
>> > To some people it is a bother.
>> >
>> > Don Mallinson
>> >
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>> >> .
>> >>
>> >> Maybe I haven't experienced this.  What exactly would I feel?
>> A
>> >> bump when turning the wheel?  There is no doubt the
>> Tokico/Eibachs
>> >> lowered the car and altered the geometry.  How do you know how
>> to
>> >> make the adjustment so the steering is optimal?  Is there
>> >> something
>> >> I can measure or inspect?
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>> Carl Prochilo
>> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
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