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1. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <foxtrapper@aceweb.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:02:19 -0400; And to quote Carter quoting Rick Cline "after all that work, I couldn't tell the difference on the racetrack ...". It's there, like it is in virtually every car. And like virtually every car, it's no; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00309.html (8,321 bytes)
2. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:18:28 EDT; Correct me if I am wrong but isn't bump steer the result of the one end of the tie rod, connected to the steering arm on the vertical link, moves up and down with the suspension while the other end,; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00311.html (8,237 bytes)
3. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: "tom white" <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:53:58 +0000; Bump steer is created by the tie rod end not traveling in the same arc as the outboard ends of the a-arms. There are ways to adjust bump steer. The most common way is to heat and bent the steering le; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00312.html (10,206 bytes)
4. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:32:29 -0700; Well, not quite. When the suspension moves, it moves through an arc. If the tie rod follows the same arc as the steering lever, then it's effective length will not change. Since one end obviously fo; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00314.html (9,162 bytes)
5. [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: Bob Berger <bberger720@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:48:23 -0500; Ok, I'm confused, exactly what happens when your car has a "bump steer" problem? Is this when the steering wheel is jerked out of my hands when I hit a pot hole? Or is it too subtle of a problem on a; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00315.html (6,907 bytes)
6. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:04:09 -0700; That's when hitting a bump with one wheel causes the car to turn, even though you've kept a firm grasp on the steering wheel (and kept it from turning). No idea how bad or good it is on a GT6, but u; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00316.html (8,820 bytes)
7. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:35:18 -0700; I bought a book some years ago entitled "How to Make Your Car Handle" by Fred Puhn. He dedicates several pages to bump steer, including the following: "Adjusting bump steer is an advanced suspension-; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00317.html (8,737 bytes)
8. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:42:15 EDT; Now that makes sense. However if the wheel is turned the effective length of the arc followed by the tie rod is changed. The arm on the vertical length will move either away from the pivot or towards; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00320.html (8,122 bytes)
9. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:41:07 -0400; Indeed the question of camber change is essential to the subject. The upper and lower A-arms are (almost) never the same length. The upper is generally shorter so that the top of the spindle carrier; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00327.html (9,896 bytes)
10. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <foxtrapper@aceweb.com>; Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:40:04 -0400; Love the way this list server only puts occasional posts of mine up. Grr! Here's link to a simple picture showing bump steer. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/fox-trapper/Spitfire/bumpsteer.jpg?; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00333.html (9,199 bytes)

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