I never liked the steering in my Tiger. It hopped in tight turns. The radius
wasn't as tight as the Alpines either. - Ian
Christopher Albers wrote:
> rnanzig(at)webtv.net writes:
> > There is an interesting article in the current C & SC about London
> >police using Sunbeam Tigers as chase vehicles in the mid sixties. They
> >point out how the rack and pinion steering was so far ahead of it's time
> >which made me wonder if anyone has ever fitted Tiger steering to an
> >Alpine and if so , is the improvement worth the cost and effort?
>
> It is my understanding that the R & P steering on the Tiger was not
> quite as nice as one might think. Evidently mounting it in front of
> the engine gave the Tiger some squirrely handling characteristics. I
> had always thought the Alpine was supposed to handle better. Then
> again, I've been wrong plenty o' times before.
>
> CNA
-- Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org> '61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
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