I think some of the understeer in TR3/4 come from their having "less"
Ackerman. The odd sounding terms (less, true and more) come from the fact
that Ackerman is a very archaic notion, probably the very first suspension
term--it dates back to carriages. When I modeled the Ackerman on my TR3 it
came out about twenty feet behind the rear axle. That's quite a bit of
"less" though some cars have Ackerman points several miles behind their
axles.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of kas kastner
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 11:15 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR 3 Steering
Without Ackerman the two front wheels are trying to travel through totally
different arcs when going thru a corner, thus you are scrubbing speed and
also inducing understeer.
----- Original Message -----
From: N197TR4@cs.com
To: dtalbott@archrepro.com ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: TR 3 Steering
This is the first time I have seen "Ackerman Effect" mentioned relative
to
Racing Triumphs. Is it really important or relevant to a TR sliding
through the
corners and sometimes with a locked rear?
Joe (A)
> Speaking of rack and pinion options for TR3's, does anyone have any
> experience
> with the Revington kit? From what I've seen and read about them
on-line,
> they
> seem to say all the right things with respect to minimizing bump steer
and
> adding some Ackerman effect, and it appears to be a very sturdy
weld-in
> affair.
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