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<p class="MsoNormal">Kilmartin sells shock mount plates that allows you to adjust camber but they can also sells you a set up for 4 degrees of castor.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0cm"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">Bob Spidell</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>January 4, 2021 4:22 PM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com">Michael Salter</a><br>
<b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] BN2 Caster Angle</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Soooooo ... that could be the cause of hard turning?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 1/4/2021 2:12 PM, Michael Salter wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Castor should be 1 3/4 degrees ... it's in the factory manual ..
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bear in mind that sagged rear springs can add to that.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2 1/2 degrees is way too much.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon., Jan. 4, 2021, 5:01 p.m. Bob Spidell, <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">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>
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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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 1/4/2021 1:36 PM, Neil Anderson wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 front.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not sure what the factory camber angle is, but what you stated is probably close. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 2:28 PM Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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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>
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