2009/4/12 Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>: > right........ > but we're not talking about 'on a rack at the alignment shop' are we ? > > We're talking about back yard............shade trees mechanicin' > ............... > > and........I'm curious - is Neil's goal to get it good enough to drive to an > alignment shop, > or get it good enough for real road use ? > I get them quite good with just back yard methods. .. > and ................( on no ! ) no centerline reference point. > > ok.......trivia question....... > name a mass-produced four door hatchback car from a Euupean car company > ..... > with a wheel base that is shorter by a solid 3 inches or so on the right > side, than on the left side . > ( and if you tweak the torsion bar preloads incorrectly......you can get > oversteer turning one direction, > and understeer turning the other direction - lots of fun ) . > > Scott >
The original goal; align things by my "shade tree" hand so I could drive it. Current goal: see if changing castor on passenger side help RH drift. Mostly for learning. I will take it to a shop. If my adjustment corrects drift, I'll be curious to see how close i got toe and castor. (I'm not dicking with the camber) Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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