[Healeys] Timeless shape !

Sun Sep 24 14:03:33 MDT 2023

"Heavy" this, "Heavy" that? Steering sounds sloppy for sure. I don't find mine to be heavy....depends what one's used to? Maybe the car needs work in that area....My BT7 has about a zillion grease nipples under there. Maybe some of them haven't been getting their share. Mind you, don't BJ8s have some differences in this area? 
Simon

-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: 24 September 2023 15:17
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Timeless shape !

wrt: "... there's almost a delay between when it starts to turn and when it finishes turning"

Yep. I think it's partly due to the 'slop' in the worm-and-peg steering, and significant understeer. I put a larger (front) sway bar on my BJ8 and that helped (at least, the car stays flatter in turns). Also, setting camber to zero--or presumably, negative--makes turn-in/out a bit more responsive. Ironically, perhaps, if your car tracks true driving on straight highways is actually more relaxed and can be done with 'thumb-and-index-finger.' I feel like I have to keep a pretty good grip on my Mustang's wheel, with electric-assisted rack-and-pinion, lest it get away from me (at least, in the 'sport' mode I usually drive in).

Note he had a big grin on his face for most of the video.

On 9/23/2023 9:11 PM, Roger Grace wrote:
> Wonder if others have seen this - I still enjoyed it.
> Not sure that I understand his comment about the steering time lag.  I 
> have not noticed this phenomenon on mine ?
> rg
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIUyMUqGJ5I
>

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