[TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer

[Nolan]

And to quote Carter quoting Rick Cline "after all that work, I couldn't tell 
the difference on the racetrack ...".
It's there, like it is in virtually every car.  And like virtually every 
car, it's not a big issue.  Even 4x4 pickup trucks, which tend to have 
remarkably horrible bump steer.

It's caused by suspension motion.  So the easy and very effective band-aid 
is to limit suspension motion.  Most easily done with stiff springs.  Not 
that these cars had a lot of suspension travel anyways.

There's nothing unique about the GT6 front suspension compared to the 
Spitfire.  So beware of an article that says something about it being a  GT6 
problem, but not a Spitfire problem.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Windoseat at aol.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>; <spitfires at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 7:51 PM
Subject: [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer


>I have read several articles on the fact that the GT6 has bump steer based
> on the location of the steering arms in relation to the chassis. Has 
> anyone
> found a cure for this? I am about to look into the issue now that I have 
> the
> chassis finished and painted. Imagine 37 years old and only two spots that
> rusted through on the outriggers and the rest is sound!
>
> Greg Wolf
> Bridgewater, Michigan
> 1970 Triumph GT6+