Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:50:36 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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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"

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