new guy in Maryland

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mercialogo
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Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:50 pm
Location: Tulsa Ok

Re: new guy in Maryland

Post by mercialogo »

Hey Crashtest. have you adjusted the Caster or toe on yours? I am trying to figure out where I need to set mine before my first run next season.
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CrashTestDummy
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Location: Pearland, Texas

Re: new guy in Maryland

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After the coilover install, I did set the front to about -1/4-deg camber, and the toe-in to about 1/8". I did not adjust caster, but the car seems to have a bit more after the install. I haven't had the car on course yet to see how those settings work, or driven it to work to see how the settings work on the road. I'll update as I get more miles on the car.

I did not touch the settings on the rear, although I probably should have, since the LCA has to come loose at the steering knuckle to facilitate the strut R&R. I should probably at least check those settings.

I also did not install the new front sway bar. I originally thought that we could easily do it with the front strut out, and all the associated things attached to it unbolted, but no, you really need to have the front LCA loose, OR, the power steering lines all loose and the car way up off the ground to do that, or so it seems.
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twofi5e
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Location: Maryland

Re: new guy in Maryland

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Hey all, I posted some info about an upcoming Holden meet next month in Maryland. Check the link for that post for info.

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