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size=2 face=Arial>Bob,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=581065202-05012021><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I happened to have my early Healey 100 / 3000 Workshop Manual
sitting by a scanner.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=581065202-05012021><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Harold</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Healeys
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bob
Spidell<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 04, 2021 2:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Neil
Anderson<BR><B>Cc:</B> Healeys<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] BN2 Caster
Angle<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Nope. For once, I'm NOT confused. I've acquired an interest in
chassis geometry WRT to handling characteristics (and can't spend ALL my time
correcting people on the interwebs ;). I know Healey geometry is usually
fixed; but my BN2 has Kilmartin adjustable camber plates, and I acquired a set
of shock plate inserts for my BJ8. I believe I can remove the ends of the shock
plates, remove the captive nuts and lengthen and widen the holes enough to allow
a couple degrees of camber adjustment and maybe a degree or two of caster
adjustment. I bought a 4-wheel alignment kit to do the measuring.<BR><BR>My BN2
is surprisingly hard to turn, and only got more so when I installed a smaller
diameter steering wheel. It has 2-2.5deg pos. caster; I think lessening that a
little might decrease steering effort (which may be normal, but I've only driven
this one BN2). If it makes the car too 'squirrely' I can fiddle with it until I
get the handling I like.<BR><BR>Bob<BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 1/4/2021 1:36 PM, Neil Anderson wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Bob,
<DIV>I think you mean camber angle. Caster is the forward/rearward angle
inclination of the swivel upright, which is permanently set on a Healey.
Camber is the top inward or outward angle tilt of the wheel when viewed front
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<DIV>Not sure what the factory camber angle is, but what you stated is
probably close. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Neil Anderson</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 2:28 PM Bob Spidell <<A
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" rel=noreferrer target=_blank
moz-do-not-send="true">bspidell@comcast.net</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex">Listers,<BR><BR>What's
the recommended setting (my version of the shop manual doesn't <BR>specify
one)? I think the BJ8 manual recommends 1-2deg
pos.<BR><BR>Bob<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BODY></HTML>