01-18-2012, 05:56 PM | #126 |
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I thought it was just the opposite.
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01-18-2012, 11:23 PM | #127 | |
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01-18-2012, 11:42 PM | #128 |
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usmcchevy, I know I dont even have to ask you to post the results when you get them Robnolimit said he had 8-9 degrees with a 1" inch movement of the cross shaft mounts. So I wanna see what caster spec your 3/4" movement delivers.
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01-19-2012, 12:37 AM | #129 |
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Here is a great article that should help people understand alignment angles. Keep up the work Nick!
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01-19-2012, 06:26 PM | #130 |
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Very good article! Thank you for posting as a PDF so that it doesnt disappear from the thread. Once I started this thread I looked around for little tid bits of info and realized I coulda just posted a bunch of websites to explain the different angles but that woulda bean cheating.
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I understand the intent, and couldn't agree more. The wording used seemed (to me anyway) to contradict what was being accomplished, just didn't want those that were seeing this stuff for the first time to become confused and wonder if they were missing something. I believe most of the factory produced geometry isn't designed for people who want to or know how to "drive" their vehicles. Little tweaks here and there can provide much more driving pleasure for those of us who REALLY "drive". So you say the turn-in is "improved" with some toe-out. "Improved" in what aspect? Is it more responsive to wheel input(oversteer), less responsive(understeer), etc? I am just curious, I LOVE this stuff. The cause and effect of it intrigues me. |
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01-20-2012, 04:55 PM | #134 |
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Bad news for me.
Camber -.5 drivers side -.8 pass Caster 5.6 drivers side 0.4 pass They said when they tried to get more caster out of the passengers side the camber would go positive. This is the passengers side Drivers side...normal I'll be taking it to a different shop next week that has a frame rack |
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Just wondering, for it to be that far off on one side, wouldn't that almost have to mean that you have a bent control arm? I would imagine that a control arm is the problem and not the frame itself.. or am I way off on that? Keep us posted!
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usmcchevy, I am sorry to hear that. I was hoping good news from your truck so I knew what to do with mine. Hopefully you get it fugured out and you keep us posted.
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usmcchevy, that stinks! Hope you can find the problem and easily solve it.
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01-20-2012, 08:39 PM | #139 |
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So I aligned my 325i tonight. Notice how much camber is allowed by the spec. Notice how little caster was dialed in back in those days (for a BMW) . I don't know why mine is closer to negative caster though. Check out the fractional toe! Again, 1/16th postive per side and 1/8th total.
The toe was so far out initially because I had to take off the steering wheel to do some work. When I put it back on I installed it one spline of to the right accidentally. Leveling the steering wheel before setting toe made it look like this.
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Caster is non adjustable on these cars. It is possible to swap out the M3 strut plates or some adjustable plates (KMacs, etc). I can use 95 M3 control arm bushings to dial in some more caster which would be the cheapest/esiest route.
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Oh, I didn't realize that. Good info to know.
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So I was aligning a S. Box today. I got my angles up and focused in on the specs. My knees buckled a little!! 8-9° caster! Ha! The camber isn't a crazy spec but who woulda thought that? I must admit, I've always looked at the numbers when I was aligning but never gave them a conscience thought. Now that I'm looking I'm finding some interesting stuff!
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As always, thanks for the data Nick ..
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Alright so here's my baseline specs.
Caster drivers side 2.2, 0.4 pass Camber -0.5 drivers, -0.4 pass Toe is .45* inward both sides Not sure if rear camber will tell you anything but Drivers rear. 0.2, -0.9 pass Toe is -.50 drivers and 0.70 pass And thrust says -0.6 ? Posted via Mobile Device
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Ok, to start with the rear. Like we talked about in your thread, I don't think you have much to worry about. Unless you find out whats causing it you'll have to live with it.
As far as the front goes, without making mods to the front end my only concern is the caster on the passenger side (0.04) and the toe specs. Are these baseline settings with all the shims removed? If you try to make passenger caster more positve you make that camber more positive too...no good. Is the suspension nice and tight (ball joints, cross shafts)? You have got to get the initial caster closer to matching your dr's side before any shimming can begin. My thought is that you may end up machining the lower cross shafts to gain more positive camber by drilling the dr's at 3/4" cl and the pass at 1" cl to compensate for the current alignment but I would definately check to make sure you wont be covering up a real problem.
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I meant to add that because your dr's rear is toed out and your passenger rear is toed in would indicate the Thrust being negative. So the truck would want to rear steer right causing you to correct it by steering left. Either your frame is bowed so that the right side wheel base is shorter or you have a problem in the rear suspension causing the centerline to aim negative. Are the bushing good in the springs? There may be NO problems at all with the rear end and -0.6 is what its been forever.
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Bushings seem ok. It's got drop hangers and shackles from po so the may not be even side to side so I will measure those. But a long time ago it got curbed on the pass side and I don't know if our licorice soft frames absorb that or just bend. Either way I want to be sure
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