[DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble

[Stephen]

Right - I didn't comment on the rears because I find the recommendations in
various places curious.  It is well known that on front wheel drive cars the
toe-in is set a bit negative (as in toeing out a bit), so that, when the car
is powering down the road the cars will pull forward slightly, thereby
ending up with the tires going straight down the road.  

It seems that the common recommendation for the rears is a sixteenth to an
eighth toe-in.  So, under power (as in most of the time) there will be more
like a quarter of an inch toe in. 

I set up the rear with 0 toe and will see how it feels.  It is really easy
to change the toe later, so will probably do some experimentation.  Caster
is not an issue on the rear, and Camber I set at 0.

Hope that helps.

Stephen Nelson


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gray [mailto:grayjim at cox.net] 
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 11:52 AM
To: Stephen; 'John Donahue'; 'bill gaino'
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble

Those sound like good specs especially with modern ever-so-slightly-wider
tires.  You didn't mention your rear settings???

Jim Gray

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 1:26 PM
To: 'John Donahue' ; 'bill gaino'
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble

I just spent a couple of days aligning the front of 5332.  So, timely
question.  What I recommend, based on all the comments I have garnered from
the forum and suppliers:

Camber:  0
Caster:  As much as you can get as long as both sides are roughly the same.
If you add offset bushings you can boost caster up to around 4 degrees,
which helps fight tramlining
Toe-In:  1/8 inch


Stephen Nelson

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of John Donahue
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 11:12 AM
To: bill gaino
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble

While on the subject, I was going to take my car to an alignment shop for my
front end, but do not know the specs - Camber, castor, toe. Do they know
this? Or do I give them the specs? I don't know what they would be. Any help
out there?
Thanks,
John
#4348

On Dec 14, 2014, at 10:51 AM, bill gaino <gaino at earthlink.net> wrote:

> It has to be the tire wheel combo, thats all that rotates. I had 
> busted belts in my Town Car and I thought it was bad out of align.
> Then I noticed that one side of the tire grew. Bill 1362
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> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Panteratime via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
>> Sent: Dec 14, 2014 12:36 PM
>> To: detomaso at poca.com, MikeLDrew at aol.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Steering  wheel wobble
>>
>>  Folks,
>>
>>  Steering wheel vibrates/wobbles at over 20 mph.  Faster you go faster
>>  the wobble.   Can really feel it when you have slight pressure as you
>>  pull right or left on wheel.  Extenuates the wobble.   Tires are
>>  perfectly balanced.   Steering rack rebuilt years ago.
>>
>>  Any suggestions?
>>
>>  Thanks!
>
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