never bored derek
i think thats the best description of bumpsteer i have heard
cheers
mick
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From: Derek Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: handling question
> I doubt they'd put a weaker 'box behind the later, presumably more
powerful SR20DET,
> but that's just a guess.
>
> To visualise bumpsteer, think of just one front wheel moving up and down
while
> the car's at rest. Ideally ( and in a stocker ) the wheel moves up and
down,
> but always points in the straight-ahead position. That is, there is no
change
> in the steering angle as the wheel moves up and down.
> When you lower the car, you change all the angles the suspension pieces
meet
> at and the way they sit at rest. Unless you make changes to deliberately
correct
> bumpsteer you'll find the wheel no longer points straight-ahead as it goes
up
> and down, but actually 'steers' during a bump - hence "bumpsteer". It
feels
> like you have to 'fight' the car through rough turns.
>
> If you're interested in how to correct it, email me offlist, as everyone's
probably
> bored with my rantings on the subject by now :)
>
> DF
>
> >
> >been reading this mailing list for a few months but this is my first
post:
>
> >
> >with regards to the handling problems topic i was wondering if anyone
> >could be bothered enlightening a total amateur as to what bump steer is?
> >btw.. planning to (eventually! when i know just a lot more) to do a s15
> >sr20det
> >conversion.. or probably a s16 by then!.. and one of the blokes from sss
told
>
> >me that the six spd turbo g/box will fit under a 510. anyone have any
thoughts
>
> >on this?.. i'm guessing as theres another gear in there it'll be weaker
> >than the
> >5-spd turbo g/box.. any if anyone knows the 6th gear ratio i might be
able
>
> >to run
> >a mid-to-tall diff to get some 'pull' and not rev hard on the freeway..
> >thanks,
>
>
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