First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Edward,
Something about the caster rings a bell. It's now a little after 3 AM in LA. In the morning I'll call the guy who did my alignment. Bo > From: Edward Gregory <[email protected]> > Reply-To: First Generation Firebird-L <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:05:56 +0100 > To: First Generation Firebird-L <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [FGF] Steering Help Needed! > > 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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