No I wrote the manual... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 9:21 AM Subject: RE: factory front toe spec
> Did you write the Babelfish softwate???? : ) > > Cheers > Feral Errol > www.Datrats.com.au > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 9:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: factory front toe spec > > > Aaahhh.... > So this give pleasure more to driver than passenger and make happy contact > with road and tyre become separated as road and tyre give displeasure to > each other upon corner and make everyone happy. > > I get it now. Thanks. :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:35 AM > Subject: RE: factory front toe spec > > > > Geordie, this is the paid for translation......... : ) hope it helps. > > > > "While it can" being the operative phrase. The inside tyre doesnt stay on > > the deck with any appreciable contact/loading very long : ) > > Cheers > > Feral Errol > > www.Datrats.com.au > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 5:15 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: factory front toe spec > > > > > > U been using Altavista Babelfish on Japanese websites again? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 3:40 PM > > Subject: RE: factory front toe spec > > > > > > > While it can being the operative as the inside tyre doesnt stay on the > > deck > > > with any appreciable contact loading very long : ) > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > Feral Errol > > > www.Datrats.com.au > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew > > > Greenbury > > > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:26 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: factory front toe spec > > > > > > > > > Hi Mark, > > > > > > Yeah fair enough - something I just found in a book called "The Racing > > > & High-Performance Tire" explains "...Static toe-out is common at the > > > front wheels on racecars... Static toe-out adds slip angle to the inside > > > tyre and gets that tyre working early in a turn before the weight > > > transfers to the outside tire" ie getting some work from the inside tyre > > > while it can. > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > Andrew, > > > > > > > > I never ran the car with toe-in....but I did run it with zero toe. > > adding > > > > just 1-2mm of toe out certainly helped the handling - particularly > > initial > > > > turn in. Somebody did explain this to me......and if my memory serves > me > > > > correctly, it has something to do with the inside wheel actually > turning > > > > sharper than the outside, therefore assisting the outside wheel more. > > Even > > > > though the outside wheel takes most of the workload, having the inside > > > wheel > > > > turning further than normal helps even further. > > > > > > > > That's how I understand it anyway...wether that be right or wrong I do > > not > > > > know. What I can say is....it was definately better. It felt batter, > and > > > it > > > > was faster on the stop watch......and that is the main thing right? > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:56 AM > > > > Subject: Re: factory front toe spec > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark, > > > > > > > > > > On the racecar, how do you find the handling with the toe out, say > in > > > > > comparison to the same amount of toe in? I would have thought you'd > > > > > get more grip/better turn in with the toe in, because the more > loaded > > > > > (outside) tyre already has a slip angle at the beginning of the > > corner? > > > > > (at the expense of the inside tyre) > > > > > > > > > > Interested to hear your thoughts, > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > > > > Andrew...... Sounds excessive to me. We only run 1-2mm of toe out > on > > > > > > the race car. > > > > > > > > > > > > Just checked my workshop manual (Kenneth Ball), it recommends .3" > > Toe > > > > > > IN. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:36 AM > > > > > > Subject: factory front toe spec > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I havent got my service manual on me - does anyone know the spec > > > > > > > for a 1600 front end toe alignment? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I quickly checked a wheel alignment done on my car with a tape > > > > > > > measure - its been set at roughly 5mm toe out total, or approx > > > 0.3deg > > > > > > > toe out per wheel. Any thoughts on if this is excessive?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
