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MX5 caster
liam.mccaffrey - 29/5/08 at 07:37 PM

I'm gonna make my top wishbones tonight

what caster angle do people think i should use?

I have read comments on the forum of around 8º. I want to be able to pass SVA when I get home.

MX5 upright, +442 chassis


Mark Allanson - 29/5/08 at 07:42 PM

When attached to an MX5 it is 4°26' + - 45', so I should at least double it. Cortina to Book Locost is 4x as much.


Bob C - 29/5/08 at 09:55 PM

8 degrees should be good - I ended up with 5.5 (i.e I corrected the book error, no more) & my self centring is fairly vestigial but did get me MAC certificate....
Because the MX5 has zero scrub radius, it doesn't get the static self centring the cortina upright does with its combination of KPI and scrub radius.


liam.mccaffrey - 30/5/08 at 01:13 AM

thanks guys ill try 8 and see where that gets me

cheers


alistairolsen - 29/6/09 at 02:00 PM

liam, how did this end up? Was it enough?

Were you on standard offset wheels?