[DeTomaso] Alignment for high speed

jderyke at aol.com jderyke at aol.com
Fri Aug 14 02:46:54 EDT 2015 

With only five degres of caster, the right tire will often hit the wiper shield as well. I would not want to steer such a car without power assist, either.
FWIW- J Deryke

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
To: 'Boyd Casey' <boyd411 at gmail.com>
Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>; 'Mad Dog Antenucci' <teampantera at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thu, Aug 13, 2015 7:31 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Alignment for high speed


Dear Boyd,



                    Eleven degrees!   Impressive.   Do be
aware of my sad
   experience with five degrees of positive caster plus stock
rolled
   fender lips plus nine inch wide by seventeen inch wheels with 245
mm
   wide tires----at full lock it tends to permit the tire to kiss the
  
front upper outer fender lip.   Following that is a notable blemish and
   a
trip to the paint and body man for a repair to fix the damage and a
  
recontouring of the fender flair to prevent future "kisses".     The
  
advantages of big positive caster still outweigh these minor
  
disadvantages.


                                       Positive Caster
Ambassador,  Chuck
   Engles



   From: Boyd Casey
[mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com]
   Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 7:39 PM
   To:
Charles Engles
   Cc: mark skwarek; detomaso at poca.com; Mad Dog Antenucci
  
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Alignment for high speed


   I sent my front upper A
- arms and had them modified in a manner
   similar to pat Micals. I used
Johnny woods to do the work. His
   modification is supposed to obtain around
11 degrees of caster.


   Boyd


   On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:56 AM,
<[1]cengles at cox.net> wrote:

      Dear Mark,
                   "6.5 to 7
degrees of caster"......Well!   I certainly
      think that you've just about
nailed that issue!  Not much more to
   add
      except the puny civilian
alignment specs that I have may be of
   little
      use at the speeds you
are looking at.
                                 Warmest regards,  Chuck
Engles
      On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:48 AM, mark skwarek wrote:
       I am
using Delrin bushings and have 6.5 to 7 degrees of  castor.
      Mark
     
On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:26 AM, "[2]cengles at cox.net"
     
<[3]cengles at cox.net> wrote:
      Dear Mark,
                      Off the top
of my head, the most positive caster
   that
      you can get is important. 
I *think* it is paramount and the other
      parameters and secondary.    I
have my alignments specs at home
   which I
      can send you this evening.

Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
      On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 11:36 PM, mark
skwarek via DeTomaso wrote:
      > Looking for alignment specs that work best
for 145 to 165 mph
      driving.
      > Mark
      >
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   With only five degres of caster, the right tire will often hit the
   wiper shield as well. I would not want to steer such a car without
   power assist, either.
   FWIW- J Deryke

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
   To: 'Boyd Casey' <boyd411 at gmail.com>
   Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>; 'Mad Dog Antenucci'
   <teampantera at yahoo.com>
   Sent: Thu, Aug 13, 2015 7:31 pm
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Alignment for high speed
Dear Boyd,



                    Eleven degrees!   Impressive.   Do be
aware of my sad
   experience with five degrees of positive caster plus stock
rolled
   fender lips plus nine inch wide by seventeen inch wheels with 245
mm
   wide tires----at full lock it tends to permit the tire to kiss the

front upper outer fender lip.   Following that is a notable blemish and
   a
trip to the paint and body man for a repair to fix the damage and a

recontouring of the fender flair to prevent future "kisses".     The

advantages of big positive caster still outweigh these minor

disadvantages.


                                       Positive Caster
Ambassador,  Chuck
   Engles



   From: Boyd Casey
[[1]mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com]
   Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 7:39 PM
   To:
Charles Engles
   Cc: mark skwarek; [2]detomaso at poca.com; Mad Dog Antenucci

Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Alignment for high speed


   I sent my front upper A
- arms and had them modified in a manner
   similar to pat Micals. I used
Johnny woods to do the work. His
   modification is supposed to obtain around
11 degrees of caster.


   Boyd


   On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:56 AM,
<[1][3]cengles at cox.net> wrote:

      Dear Mark,
                   "6.5 to 7
degrees of caster"......Well!   I certainly
      think that you've just about
nailed that issue!  Not much more to
   add
      except the puny civilian
alignment specs that I have may be of
   little
      use at the speeds you
are looking at.
                                 Warmest regards,  Chuck
Engles
      On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:48 AM, mark skwarek wrote:
       I am
using Delrin bushings and have 6.5 to 7 degrees of  castor.
      Mark

On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:26 AM, "[2][4]cengles at cox.net"

<[3][5]cengles at cox.net> wrote:
      Dear Mark,
                      Off the top
of my head, the most positive caster
   that
      you can get is important.
I *think* it is paramount and the other
      parameters and secondary.    I
have my alignments specs at home
   which I
      can send you this evening.

Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
      On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 11:36 PM, mark
skwarek via DeTomaso wrote:
      > Looking for alignment specs that work best
for 145 to 165 mph
      driving.
      > Mark
      >
      >
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