Thread: Make it handle
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Old 12-01-2010, 12:54 PM   #237
Mechanic77
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Re: Make it handle

I have a question about ackerman....I know some of the upper and lower control arms available move the front wheels forward to center them in the front wheel wells. Doesn't that affect ackerman? And does it make it better or worse? Would it be better to move the steering box and idler arm mount forward a like amount in order to maintain factory ackerman? And on a related note, with changing the caster to 9*+, would it work better to raise the steering linkage in order to correct the bumpsteer, or would it be better to do as you suggested, switch to a heim joint for the outside tie rod and mount it on the bottom of the spindle arm?
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm in the middle of the designing my front suspension and I want it right
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