[DeTomaso] Alignment specs on '72 pre-L?

[GW]

Perspective, yes I meant that.

G

Tomas Gunnarsson wrote:
> Ackermann adds toe-out in the turns, not toe-in.
>
> Tomas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
> To: "Göran Malmberg" <hemipanter at hemipanter.se>
> Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: den 18 april 2007 22:28
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Alignment specs on '72 pre-L?
>
>
> Ackerman adding toe in during a turn which is not often best in racing on
> large tracks (great for parking lot racing like the Miatas). It's needed
> for turning around in a parking lot but is not optimal on a large track.
> Often people compensate by adding toe out which makes them squirrelly on
> the straight always but gives them less toe in when the Ackerman kicks in
> the turns. If they adjust the Ackerman correctly for the track they don't
> have to have as much toe out in the straight aways.
>
> As was said a car set up for the track is not that great on the street. If
> you pull Ackerman out for the track it's not that easy in the parking lot.
>
>
>
>
>   
>>> I am not sure if this is what you are saying but often people use toe out
>>> for racing purposes when they simply have too much Ackerman built in.
>>> It's
>>> the wrong compensation for the problem.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>       
>>> Göran Malmberg wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Ths is a VERY tricky situation for what toe setting to use, as slipp
>>>> and
>>>> Ackermann
>>>> (which is a toe factor) varies with speed and cornering radious.
>>>>
>>>> Goran
>>>>         
>> !00% Ackermann is when the front wheel is describing the same radious
>> during cornering.  Parallell steering is zero Ackermann, meaning that the
>> front
>> wheel is turning the same degree. 100% Ackermann is refered to as when
>> the steering arm projection has its intersektion in the middle of the rear
>> axle.
>> (Provided the rack is in line with the steering arm rod end).
>>
>> Do you mean that "to much Ackermann" is refered to as beeing more or less
>> than 100%?
>> Goran
>>
>>
>>
>>     
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