Steering setup help please

shovelheadrob · Post by **shovelheadrob** » Sat Sep 22, 12 2:46 pm

Just read this, it is quite common on a (drag)race car to have the front wheels staggered, it gives you more rollout for staging = less chance of a red light. Check the position of the strut tops, if they are staggered by the same amount then this is what has been done.

db · Post by db » Sat Sep 22, 12 4:43 pm

Thanks Rob, thats the 1st reason I've seen that suggests it might be intentional.
I have my doubts in this case though...
The tops and bottoms of the struts and the front A-arm pivot (at the chassis rail) are all parallel-ish front-to-back. Eg measuring from the drivers torsion bar mount to the strut bottom pivot is 79cm, the passenger side is 78cm.
Althought the rear A-arms are different lengths, the mounts are offset so they equal out

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Sat Sep 22, 12 7:39 pm

db wrote:
A 'little' toe-in.. My method will be to measure between the inner faces of opposite wheel rims (or maybe the discs) are we talking a couple of mm difference between front and rear edges?

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yep a lump of 2x4 wood across front and then rear of tyres