paulf
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| posted on 13/8/03 at 10:01 PM |
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Camber angle
I am now finally assembling my front suspension and need to set the camber and toe. What camber angle are people using? in the book it only states
that your local tyre centre will be able to set it but gives no settings.
Also how much toe in or out do I need to use to get reliable self centering for the SVA.
Paul.
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/8/03 at 10:29 PM |
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I believe that the camber angle is such that the wheel is upright under cornering loads, so it depends on how loose the set up is. I think a degree or
2 is usual.
Toe is a matter or trial and error, see how much self centering the castor angle gives and modify as required.
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steve m
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| posted on 14/8/03 at 12:50 AM |
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Paul
Toe in, is in the book from my memory !!(version one)= neg 0.01
camber = vertical to neg (ie wheels lean in at the top) and my car is - 1%
for info, I believe that toe in and camber have no bearing on self centering, that is sorted by caster, and since i sorted my castor angles, my car
drives much better
and centers better
steve
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MK7
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| posted on 14/8/03 at 07:59 AM |
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castor
Steve,
what angle did you set the castor angle to and which component of the steering allows you to alter this?
Russell
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Peteff
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| posted on 14/8/03 at 10:04 AM |
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You have to redesign or reposition the top wishbone to alter the castor angle. Much controversy surrounding this topic .
Basically it needs to be set further back than the book design.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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JoelP
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| posted on 14/8/03 at 12:38 PM |
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quote:
... and since i sorted my castor angles, my car drives much better
and centers better
steve
what castor angle have u ended up with roughly?
Several other threads have said toe can be used to get self centering but it wears out tyres too fast to be useful for anything except the test.
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