[Healeys] Driving 100

[Alan Seigrist]

Bob -

I drive my BN1 alot, and frankly I much prefer driving the car to the BJ8,
it drives much more like a modern street racer, very nimble, tracks where
you need it to go, light on the steering, everything.  As someone who
started out as a BJ8 guy, the BN1 has grown on me.

I think the problem you are dealing with is your front wheels aren't
aligned properly, probably your toe is too wide or something along those
lines.  The car should absolutely track straight and steer like a modern
car.  You don't need fat tires on the 100, in fact the old 48 spokes with
165s, it drives very nice.

Best Regards,

Alan

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 5:48 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> Finally had a chance to put some miles on our BN2/100M resto.  Car tracks
> straight and turns well but feels somewhat 'squirrelly' or 'twitchy' to
> me.  I'm used to driving a BJ8 with oversize (6") wheels and 185/70 tires
> which feels like a land barge compared to the 100.  I would expect a 100 to
> be a lot more nimble than a BJ8, but you have to really stay on top of the
> car to stay out of the weeds.  We set up the suspension ourselves, with
> nominal caster, camber and toe, but our tools were somewhat crude and we
> may have screwed something up (particularly the caster).
>
> Anyone driven both cars a lot, can tell me if something might be wrong, or
> do I just have to stay on top of this car at all times (I know, you're
> supposed to stay on top of ALL cars, but this one feels like it has no
> margin for sloppiness or inattentiveness at all)?
>
> TIA,
> Bob
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