> Not sure how much, if any of this post is "tongue-in-cheek", but Rick
> McCleod sells the same part number for both Alpine S-IV &V and Tiger and I
> personally have never heard of any different specifications between Tigers
> and Alpines in this regard. It is true, however, that Tiger lower ball
> joints have a habit of breaking, "exploding" if you will, when backing up
> because of (I believe) the bad Ackerman geometry peculiar to the Tiger. At
> full lock, the Tiger front wheels toe in about 3"!! This puts quite a lot
> of stress on the suspension parts and causes the squealing you hear when
> navigating tight corners on a smooth surface. Aparently, the stresses are
> even greater when backing up, because this seems to be when they usually
>break.
>
> With regard to Chris's question about the "longer" MGB steering arms, I use
> them and recommend them highly, having mentioned them several times
> previously on the List. They work primarily because they are angled out
> instead of straight ahead like the stock Tiger arms. Being longer (ca.
> 0.5") helps a little too. Moving the rack back 0.5" helps a little bit
> more. Having done all these things, I can tell you that the squealing in
> turns has gone away and my cars rolls freely in tight turns, even going
> backwards.
Is anyone aware of these arms being sold in a kit form?
Gerard
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