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  • porksboy

    Nov. 7, 2009 9:15 p.m. porksboy Dork

    I could be totaly off the mark here with a hypothetical situation that couldnt exist but I was pondering this in traffic today.

    If after lowering a car I need to adjust the bumpsteer. If I cant set the bumpsteer to go toe-in on compression and rebound do I want toe-in during compression and toe-out during rebound/extesion or vicey vercy?

    I guess if I dont have equal toe in for equal suspenion travel in both directions I havent corrected my steering problems have I.

    I hope I explained this correctly, I can see it in my mind but dont think I explained it plainly.

  • Keith

    Nov. 7, 2009 10:10 p.m. Keith PowerDork

    I'd go for as little as possible, actually.

  • Jensenman

    Nov. 8, 2009 11:26 a.m. Jensenman MegaDork

    The big problem with bump steer is it's somewhat unpredictable. If you are going to go to all the trouble of changing something to fix bumpsteer, then like Keith said I'd go for as little as possible.

    Here's a pretty darn good article on bump steer: http://acceleratingperformance.blogspot.com/2009/01/bump-steer-bump-stops.html

  • Dr. Hess

    Nov. 8, 2009 11:53 a.m. Dr. Hess PowerDork

    Yeah, you want to strive for as little bump steer as possible. If you have to accept some, then what you have you make sure it is so that it turns into the turn and not out of it, according to Smith.

 

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