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Re: springs

To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: springs
From: TIGEROOTES@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 10:24:36 EDT
Armand,
    I set my camber as you did, with tons of negative camber.  My suspension 
was in the process of sagging and when I finally removed it for rebuilding 
and straightening it had well over 3 degrees of negative camber.  I Vintage 
Raced my Tiger for six years, and toward the end, I found my car would not 
stop nearly as well as three others that were on track at the same time.  
Consequently, I had to begin braking earlier than the others. The 
temperatures across the width of the tread showed I was trying to stop the 
car with about half of the front tire surface area on the ground.  It sure 
loved the turns, but fast lap times are determined by the time your foot is 
on the loud-pedal, not on the brake pedal.
    As you said, using negative camber is a cheap trick, and not a solution.
Jim Leach,  Seattle  

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