[DeTomaso] Fw: Some tech analysis of Classic LeMans 08

[Thomas Tornblom]

mark skwarek skrev:
> Thomas,
>  
> I am using the full amount of adjustment. I have been up to 150+ at the Daytona track and it has tracked beautifully. I have not had the caster checked but will in a couple of weeks. I'll report what the setting is.

Thanks Mark.

Race tracks are probably not a problem. I've not had problems on the 
track events I've been to.

The French pay roads are also not a problem. I could easily let go of 
the steering wheel at speed on them. The Swedish roads and the Autobahn, 
particularly in the western parts of Germany, is something completely 
different.

>  
> Mark

Thomas

> 
> --- On Thu, 5/28/09, Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se> wrote:
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> From: Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fw: Some tech analysis of Classic LeMans 08
> To: "mark skwarek" <ehpantera at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Thomas Tornblom" <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>, detomaso at realbig.com, "mike drew" <mikeldrew at aol.com>
> Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 10:55 AM
> 
> 
> mark skwarek skrev:
>> Regarding the upper A-arm modification by Pat Mical & Johnny Woods, it results in the ball joint being able to be moved back by 0.75 ".  I had Johnny do mine and can confirm that high  speed tracking is great.
> 
> Are you using the full 3/4"? A quick calculation gives that this would result in about 6-7° of caster with the offset bushings I already have.
> 
>>   Mark
>> 5481 & 5461
> 
> Cheers,
> Thomas
> 
>> --- On *Thu, 5/28/09, Thomas Tornblom /<Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>/* wrote:
>>
>>
>>      From: Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
>>      Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fw: Some tech analysis of Classic LeMans 08
>>      To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
>>      Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
>>      Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 10:03 AM
>>
>>      MikeLDrew at aol.com
>>      <http://us.mc358.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=MikeLDrew@aol.com> skrev:
>>       > In a message dated 5/28/09 6 52 0, hemipanter at hemipanter.se
>>      <http://us.mc358.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hemipanter@hemipanter.se>
>>      writes:
>>       >
>>       >
>>       >> Why not just cot of a 1/4" from the side of the balljoint?
>>       >>
>>       >
>>       > That's helpful too.   But the A-arm modification gives you about
>>      1.25
>>       > inches of additional adjustment I think.
>>
>>      It appears that Johhnys mod gives 19mm extra:
>>
>>      http://www.woodsautomotive.co.uk/rest%20images/%2826%29Front%20top%20A%20arm%20after%20modification.%20Ball%20joint%20moved%20back%2019mm%20to%20gain%20caster..jpg
>>
>>       >
>>       > Mike
>>       >
>>       >
>>
>>      Cheers,
>>      Thomas
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