[Healeys] Driving 100

[jerry wall]

the original toe in specs were for bias ply tires. for radials the toe in
should be 0 - straight ahead.  this can be confirmed at your local tire
dealer's alignment machine.
cheers,
jerry

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 2:11 AM, Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob
>
> What do you mean by 'nominal' castor, camber and toe in? Toe in should be
> 1/8th of an inch. The other two are fixed at manufacture and i can't
> remember exactly what they are but I think they are mentioned in the shop
> manual. If they are not correct, toe in and castor will have a big effect
> on how the car feels.
>
> Derek
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 3:42 AM, <glemon at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Bob, I think something is out of spec.  My 100, on 165/80 modern"ish"
>> radials was very stable, would not describe the handling as squirrelly at
>> all, a very relaxed and smooth riding car compared to most of the other mgs
>> and Triumphs and such I have owned.
>>
>> The one time I do remember it being squirrel was when the toe in was off
>> after I set it by eyeball to drive it home after I had done,
>> coincidentally, a steering box referb and tie and cross rod replacement in
>> my mother's nearby garage and wanted to get it home for more precise
>> adjustment.  The curves of the front fenders make the eyeball method even
>> more inaccurate than you would figure it to be, but anyway it was
>> squirrelly with the toe in off.
>>
>> Greg Lemon
>>
>>
>> ---- 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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jerry wall  BN6
rowlett, tx
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