Johnmor
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 08:41 PM |
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Steering set up
Took my Viento out for over 120 miles today, just to give it a good run. All went well and seemed to handle ok , although it felt a little nervous
aboves 60 if the road was Uneven.
I had the front set with little camber and only 2mm toe in.
Is this what others are doing, how much negative camber have people been setting for the front wheels and does corner weighting make a big
difference.
Also noticed that its pretty high geared with 2500 revs at 60 in top, pulls ok but maybe a little high , may look for a 3.9 LSD to lower the gearing a
bit.
Great day although a little cool when i got home a 6pm.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 08:51 PM |
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I set 30° toe in, 30° neg camber on the offside, and 45° on the nearside (remember normal roads have a camber built in), 5°30' castor both
sides, ride height to 4" front and 4 1/2" rear. Drives like a tight production car, never nervous, really happy with the setup.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Mal
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 09:20 PM |
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Just a Minute.
Mark I think you have got the degrees and minutes symbol mixed up.
Mal
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Phil.J
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| posted on 13/10/06 at 07:58 AM |
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I think you may need to check for bump steer if it feels nervous at speed on uneven road surfaces.
ATB
Phil
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wicket
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| posted on 13/10/06 at 09:20 AM |
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Luego Locost, 5.1/2 deg castor, 1 deg negative camber both sides, about 2 mm toe-in, 4" front and 4.1/2" rear ride heights. Set up at home
with basic equipment. 500miles on the clock now and its feels very nice on any road surface, not nervous at all.
[Edited on 13/10/06 by wicket]
[Edited on 13/10/06 by wicket]
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Dave J
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| posted on 13/10/06 at 12:03 PM |
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Might seem a daft suggestion, but are your tyre pressures a bit high. My Viento is set up similar to yours but was also a little skittish at speed
until I lowered the tyre pressures to 18/20 psi. Solid as a rock now.
Cheers
Dave
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 13/10/06 at 09:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mal
Mark I think you have got the degrees and minutes symbol mixed up.
Mal
I think you are probably right!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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wilkingj
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| posted on 14/10/06 at 07:27 PM |
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Mine was skittish at speed, I reduced my tyre pressure to 24psi, and it made a huge improvement. I still need to go a bit lower, but am being
cautious, wil drop it another couple of PSI soon.
I set my toe in/out to straight. It drives OK, but I still need to set up all the suspension yet. Stiil it handles pretty good as is.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 14/10/06 at 11:35 PM |
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It don't go round roundabouts as well as mine!
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wilkingj
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| posted on 15/10/06 at 07:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
It don't go round roundabouts as well as mine!
I'm not as brave as you
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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