[DeTomaso] Camber locks? degrees of camber per rotation
jderyke at aol.com
jderyke at aol.com
Mon Mar 5 15:40:35 EST 2018
Tiny changes in camber like tenths of a degree will get lost in the noise and depends on you pulling the stud further into the tapered hole. Not all cars will likely get the same amount of change. But if you convert to '68-'83 Chrysler-type screw-in upper ball joints from Howe or Coleman Racing (both dirt track specialists), their take-apart ball joints can be had with optional stud lengths. Sprint cars routinely tune their suspensions with different ball joint stud lengths- not for camber changes but to alter the front moment centers for improved cornering. They are also infinitely rebuildable, can be changed at the track because they screw into a receptical so are not pressed in, and are low friction.
All the info on converting a Pantera suspension to use those ball joints is in a POCA Newsletter article April 2008. Mine have been in our '72's suspension front & rear, upper & lower since then with no trouble. I used all upper Chrysler-type aftermarket ball joints -NOT made by MOPAR.
The article was originally written due to the extreme cost of OEM Pantera ball joints at the time, but it turns out these popular Chrysler-type racing ball joints are also tune-able for pro racing. Nowadays, thanks to Steve Wilkinson repopping the stockers, the price for OEMs has dropped markedly and per the article, the Chrysler conversion requires some precision machining to install in a Pantera.
J DeRyke
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From: Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. <byrdjf at embarqmail.com>
To: 'Ken Green' <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Mon, Mar 5, 2018 11:03 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Camber locks? degrees of camber per rotation
Most times people could care less when I get out the slide rule, But since you ASKED.
I don't know the thread so for example I chose a 0.1" change
To my eye, it seems the amount of change for each camber or castor would result in their same change of angle.
Given I am not "automotive" experienced and my comprehension is waning, if I am in error, PLEASE critique. It won't hurt my feelings
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Camber locks? degrees of camber per rotation
Probably easy to figure out based on the separation of the ball joints and threads per inch, but has anyone already done the math as a sanity check?
Ken
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Tiny changes in camber like tenths of a degree will get lost in the
noise and depends on you pulling the stud further into the tapered
hole. Not all cars will likely get the same amount of change. But if
you convert to '68-'83 Chrysler-type screw-in upper ball joints from
Howe or Coleman Racing (both dirt track specialists), their take-apart
ball joints can be had with optional stud lengths. Sprint cars
routinely tune their suspensions with different ball joint stud
lengths- not for camber changes but to alter the front moment centers
for improved cornering. They are also infinitely rebuildable, can be
changed at the track because they screw into a receptical so are not
pressed in, and are low friction.
All the info on converting a Pantera suspension to use those ball
joints is in a POCA Newsletter article April 2008. Mine have been in
our '72's suspension front & rear, upper & lower since then with no
trouble. I used all upper Chrysler-type aftermarket ball joints -NOT
made by MOPAR.
The article was originally written due to the extreme cost of OEM
Pantera ball joints at the time, but it turns out these popular
Chrysler-type racing ball joints are also tune-able for pro racing.
Nowadays, thanks to Steve Wilkinson repopping the stockers, the price
for OEMs has dropped markedly and per the article, the Chrysler
conversion requires some precision machining to install in a Pantera.
J DeRyke
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. <byrdjf at embarqmail.com>
To: 'Ken Green' <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
Cc: 'List DeTomaso Forum' <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Mon, Mar 5, 2018 11:03 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Camber locks? degrees of camber per rotation
Most times people could care less when I get out the slide rule, But
since you ASKED.
I don't know the thread so for example I chose a 0.1" change
To my eye, it seems the amount of change for each camber or castor
would result in their same change of angle.
Given I am not "automotive" experienced and my comprehension is waning,
if I am in error, PLEASE critique. It won't hurt my feelings
-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [[1]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On
Behalf Of Ken Green via DeTomaso
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2018 11:50 AM
To: Chuck and Linda Huber; 'Larry Stock'; [2]jderyke at aol.com;
[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Camber locks? degrees of camber per rotation
Probably easy to figure out based on the separation of the ball joints
and threads per inch, but has anyone already done the math as a sanity
check?
Ken
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