I like to work with BIG pictures. Butcher paper (from Costco) taped to the
floor has worked well for me. (50 year old garage floor)
Bryan
drmayf wrote:
> Yup, in a car like yours caster is a booger because the suspension is
> rigid. As the wheels turn one tries to lift and the other lower all at
> the same time. Add to that the turn radius described by the tilt of the
> wheel caused by the caster and it gets complicated quickly. As to
> drawing straight lines... you use a plumb bob on the center of the front
> of the car and drop a point on the floor. Ditto rear. Snap a chalk line
> between them. Draw a perpendicular line at the centerline of the rear
> axle. Now you got a really big diagram to work form and the accuracy
> goes up. And you didn't have to cut down a tree to make paper....
>
> Still as you say, this ain't no autocross car, lol... Still you don't
> want those front tires to wear out turning out...
>
> mayf, in from cutting the front grass...finally cool enough that heat
> stroke is not much of a problem..
>
> Rear grass this evening..
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