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Lance,
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There are a couple more expensive solutions that might be still available.
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Dale did design and make an entire front crossmember/suspension. It fixed the geometry but was about $5K
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last I heard, and he might have stopped making them.
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People (mostly in EU) have put in electric power steering. It mounts up under the dash so it all looks stock,
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would be great in a parking lot or tight course. Others have put in conventional hydraulic power steering.
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Shelby had his guys put in a Miata power rack in his wife's Tiger for instance.
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Gary
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On 10/01/2021 9:36 AM Lance Beauchamp <blance598@gmail.com> wrote:
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So it is what it is, end of story, thank very much for a really good explanation, still love the car. Beau
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On Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 10:13 PM GARY WINBLAD <<a href="mailto:garywinblad@comcast.net">garywinblad@comcast.net</a>> wrote:
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HI Lance,
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Steering geometry is a real problem. Shelby throwing the rack way out in front of the engine was a quick solution.
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Rootes didn't want to change a Shelby design... so we suffer today. Doane knew it was a problem but he thought
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Rootes would build a new crossmember.
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The problem is when you go around a corner, the inside wheel needs to run a smaller radius turn than the outside.
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Toe in on turns or Ackerman geometry is what it is called. The Tiger has reverse Ackerman, the inner wheel turns
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a larger radius! When I used to push my Tiger out to my slightly downhill driveway it was easier to turn the wheel
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full lock than to reach down and pull the parking brake... what a great design Shelby!
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On a tight autocross course or a parking lot this is really less than ideal... MIKE analysis??
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On a big course it might not make such a difference though Jim Adams said he had to "toss the Tiger like a sprint
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car" (keeping it jumping and sliding rather than be smooth.. I hear that as...).
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Longer MGB steering arms and initial toe-out is the small solution Dale has...
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You may notice, its hard to turn the wheel at slow speeds, especially with big sticky tires.
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But once you go into a fairly tight turn, it becomes easier as both tires lose contact.. and the Tiger goes straight
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off the corner...
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Mike, do I have it anywhere correct?
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On 09/30/2021 9:55 PM Lance Beauchamp <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:blance598@gmail.com" rel="noopener">blance598@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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You say you spend alot of time on suspension Gary, can you tell me how to make the Tiger easier to turn at lower speeds, like 15 mph or under. I always blame the steering geometry, is it all that? Beau
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