After reading the second thread a couple of times, there was one thing that I still didn't get. He takes the difference in camber with the wheels 20 deg to the left vs 20 deg to the right and then multiplies it by 1.5 to get the caster. He gives no explanation for the factor of 1.5. When I look carefully at the info in the Bentley, sure enough, the caster spec is 1.5 times the difference in the camber readings. I assume that the factor of 1.5 is dependent on the suspension geometry of the vehicle, an interesting problem in solid geometry perhaps. Anyone with any insight about this should feel free to speak up. :-) Larry A.
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Larry, > > yes, looking over the thread I agree. Mind you its still a pretty good > resource, if a bit daunting . > > don't forget the "caster oil" needed :) > > alistair > > > On 2-Nov-10, at 4:48 AM, Larry Alofs wrote: > > Thanks Alistair. The thread in your link never really gets to caster, > but toward the end he gives a link to the revised thread which does. > His procedure helps me make some sense of the info in the Bentley > which lets you check caster indirectly thru changes in camber at 20 > degrees left and right. > I think I'll go buy a digital level today. > > Larry A. > > |
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