[Spridgets] Toe-in question.. (sorta wheel loading)

[DAVID GROPPER]

Hi John,

>> You didn't mention if the Alfa was a race or street car?
It was an Alfa Sprint set up for Solo II.
IIRC,  the Alfa workshop manual recommended pre-loading to compensate for
the change in toe-in caused by the weight transfer under heavy braking
(something like the infamous early VW Beetle bump-steer effect). The dealer used some sort of tie down chain!! 

Thinking a bit more about my query, I suppose I should have asked "Does the Spridget 'bump-steer'"?

I've just had some minor repair work done on my Heart taking medication and putting up with some activity restrictions set by the Doctor  ;-((
So, instead of working on the car, I'm thinking of my to-do list and considering "what if I tried x or y or z"!

I remembered some-one on the list mentioning that the trunnion bolts should be tightened with the wheels supporting the car instead of being on the  jacks with the wheels hanging down. This got me thinking about my '76 Midget which is riding too high at the front, which got me thinking about toe-in, which led to...   yada, yada, yada,

You can guess the rest of the sequence   ;^D

Dave G.