Mike ,
Who is a source for negative camber replacement trunnions ?
TIA ,
Mark Hanna
AN5L/13731
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Gigante [SMTP:mikeg@vicnet.net.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 9:18 PM
> To: Jeff Boatright; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: camber?
>
> Sprites come with (theoretically) 0 degrees camber. This is pretty OK
> with crossply tyres but radials like some negative camber in normal
> cornering.
>
> Add to this ideal the fact that spridget's suspension geometry being what
> it is, you'll get some positive camber with body roll. This costs
> cornering
> grip.
>
> So, you can help by setting a static neg camber to end up with close to
> zero
> or up to 3 or 4 degrees camber at maximum cornering.
>
> Spridgets don't have a standard mechanism for adjusting camber hence the
> discussion about offset bushes. Myself, I use replacement trunnions that
> give more neg camber. Simple and effective and they can't rotate!
>
> You can buy gauges to measure camber (and castor), but for most
> people a trip down to the wheel alignment shop is easier. I guess you
> could make one yourself with a builders level and a protractor.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, 11 March 1999 11:51
> Subject: camber?
>
>
> >With all these posts about camber, is there a website that explains what
> it
> >is, how it affects handling, how to set or check it on a spridget, etc?
> >
> >TIA,
> >
> >Jeff
> >
> >Jeff Boatright __o_\__ '65 Austin-Healey Sprite
> >http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html
> >
> >
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