its too low that why. You need bump steer spacers
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From: simon waterhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 8:54 AM
Subject: RE: Suspension (longish)
> i have the same prob with mine. currently have 15' and 50 series also.
> and also under braking it wants to go all over the road. could this be
> atributed to the same thing. i'm also thinking that i need some sort of
> adjustables on the front to also help with toe in and camber, is this
true.
> my car is quite low, not exactly sure by how much but body ground
clearance
> is only 8cm behind front wheel and 13 cm in front of rear wheel
> Simon
>
>
> >From: "Zac Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: Suspension (longish)
> >Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:01:48 +0930
> >
> >hmmm, just as I thought!!
> >Thanks Ritchie, I will look into it.
> >
> >zac
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ritchie
Williams
> >Sent: Wednesday, 14 June 2000 8:24 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: Suspension (longish)
> >
> >
> >Zac,
> >I think you might be experiencing the back end wanting to steer itself
due
> >to toe in or out & too much negative camber at the back caused by the
> >lowering.
> >
> >You probably do need to slot the rear cross member & set it up to give 0
> >deg
> >to the slighest amount of toe in to help stabilise the back end(slot
> >outside
> >hole horizontally) & adjust camber by slotting the inside hole
> >vertically.(I
> >can't remember which one I did which way on mine off the top of my head).
> >
> >Have a look at "How to Hot Rod & Race you Datsun" as it details this mod
or
> >have a look at some of the web pages that have this.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Ritchie Williams
> >Manager - Design Technology
> >Carter Holt Harvey Plastic Products
> >696 Te Rapa Rd
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> >Hamilton
> >New Zealand
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Zac Campbell wrote:
> >
> > Well as yesterday was a rare warm sunny winter day and uni deadlines
can
> >always
> > wait, I took the car for a nice long spin up through the Adelaide
Hills.
> > I found the car when travelling at speeds over 70 and 80 kms started
to
> >feel
> > quite 'floaty'.
> > I also found that through some long sweeping corners at moderate
speeds,
> >if
> > I gave the steering wheel a bit harder jerk in the direction of the
> >corner,
> > the car would feel 'floaty' aswell, reminded me of a flat tyre on the
> >pushbike.
> > I thought this might have been tyre pressure so cranked them up so
about
> >36
> > and no difference.
> > Is this something to do with the rear toe-in being distorted by the
> >lowered
> > rear end? I have heard this is related to high-speed turn in or
> >something.
> > I have 15s and 50-series tyres so there can't have been much tyrewall
> >flex
> >there.
> > Think I might have to slot the x-member? Would be good for rear end
> >traction
> > aswell, after seeing at the track day lots of 1/2 tyre skid marks from
> >camber
> > cutting down the amount of rubber on the track.
> >
> > Can I get your ideas for what to do about it? I would prefer the car
to
> >be
> >a
> > lot more stiff and solid feel. I don't mind if it's getting knocked
> >around
> >alittle
> > by the bumps, as long as it's not drifting out from underneath me in
> >corners
> > (like the floaty feel)!
> >
> >
> >
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