Alvin,
Those sure are some nice pics that you're posting,
make for a nice background on my computer!!!
Robert - 67.5 1600 - Abq
-----Original Message-----
From: alvin gogineni [mailto:alvingogi@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 8:57 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Suspension Revisited-and it's good!
pics at www.picturetrail.com/alvin5 under "aligned"
I finally accepted my lack of front-end alignment skills and decided to have
some professionals do it. I took the roadster today to Custom Alignment of
Mountain View, CA and boy did they do a superb job. I tried to dial in
negative camber myself, using with shims. I found out that I acheived only
-.42 on the right and -1.2 on the left! The car pulled to the right,
especially under hard braking. Caster wasn't nearly within each other. It
was -.20 on the right and +1.20 on the left. Yikes! Toe was also a
nightmare. -0.19 right and -0.12 left. Not to mention a loose steering
wheel and some awkward turn in at high speeds.
Custom Alignment setup the car according to my weight! Specs l/r: -1.5/-1.6
camber, caster +1.10/+1.20, and toe +0.03/+0.02. And the car handles great.
Steering is firm and no more spookiness on turns.
I would highly recommed these guys if you have no idea about alignment and
want it done right. They specialize in track setups, lowered vehicles. While
I was there, three Shelby Cobras were on the racks, a 911 Turbo GT2 was
waiting and an NSX was being lifted. ALso saw a Viper ACR and 2 GT350s in
the lot. Those Cobras are really nice. But mine gets better gas mileage!
Peace. Alvin
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