First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Hi I have not checked the geometry, any links to the stock setup I should look for?
It is not when driving very hard on good roads when I have the problem, it seems to steer way too quickly! I've read somewhere that increasing the caster may help...? Thanks Edward -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bo Svenson Sent: 30 June 2009 11:01 To: First Generation Firebird-L Subject: Re: [FGF] Steering Help Needed! First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ........................................................................ . Hello Edward, I have a quick-ratio steering box and stock A-arms on my 68 400hp 455 convertible and I don't have any problems. If you've checked the geometry and found no set-up problems, are driving the car hard on crappy roads and are not concerned with originality, you might want to consider after-market tubular A-arms. Bo > From: Edward Gregory <[email protected]> > Reply-To: First Generation Firebird-L > <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:51:02 +0100 > To: First Generation Firebird-L <[email protected]> > Subject: [FGF] Steering Help Needed! > > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > ........................................................................ . > Hi, > > > > I have a '68 Firebird 400. > > > > http://www.musclecarsuk.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=652 > > > > After periods on and off working on it, it is now on the road. > > > > Initiially when I got the car it had a 5 3/4" long pitman arm which > was > > worn. > > > > I replaced this when I got it on the road and the steering felt > > horrible, it tended to oversteer dramatically with little steering > > effort and seemed dangerous! Ithe tyres (stock 14" Rally II's) fouled > > the front subframe on full lock also. > > > > I then checked the Idler arm and found this was only 5 1/4" long, so I > > got a matched 5 1/4" long pitman arm. > > > > I have fitted this now and sorted out the tracking (set with slight > toe > > in). > > > > The steering although better still seems too light and very quick and > it > > has a tendancy to dig into corners pushing out the rear with very > little > > steering effort. > > > > The original owner said it had a later WS6 T/A quick ratio box fitted > > and it is about 2.5 turns lock to lock. > > > > Could this be the reason for the steering problems? 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