[Healeys] Driving 100

[Derek Job]

Jerry,

What is the reasoning behind saying it should be 0 degrees for radial
tyres? Maybe that might be the case for flat, wide, low profile modern
tyres but I don't see why it should apply to the types of radials we use on
our cars.

Derek

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 9:41 AM, jerry wall <jwbn6hrdtp at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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