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Heavy steering
madteg - 10/10/11 at 09:23 PM

Have changed my wishbones and ended up with heavy steering, got any ideas.


rodgling - 10/10/11 at 09:36 PM

Stiff ball joints? I replaced two of mine recently (the boots were split) and the steering improved significantly - it's better now than it's ever been.

Are you sure you got the bones the right way round? Wrong way would screw up caster and could make steering very heavy.

[Edited on 10/10/11 by rodgling]


mark chandler - 10/10/11 at 10:00 PM

If the caster is more than 7 degrees then steering will centre quickly and be heavy to drive, maybe you wishbones have changed this geometry, if so it will feel different.

Regards Mark


mad-butcher - 11/10/11 at 06:32 AM

I have a similar problem http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/3/viewthread.php?tid=161150


RazMan - 11/10/11 at 06:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
If the caster is more than 7 degrees then steering will centre quickly and be heavy to drive, maybe you wishbones have changed this geometry, if so it will feel different.

Regards Mark


My thoughts too - different bones could mean a totally different geometry