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Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 22 6:50 pm
by Bozwell
if i recall it was Nine degrees Caster change from full bump to full droop due to the angle the top arms are fitted at. (angled like that for anti-dive under braking conditions)
The Caster change can be reduced by lowering the position of the front top arm mount point made easier by fitting the rose jointed arms.
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 22 7:01 pm
by Blue
I’m aiming for 5 degrees caster, not sure how that will vary with travel but it’s normally enough to keep the car in a straight line without noticeable bump steer.
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 22 8:02 pm
by Bozwell
i was thinking more at the drag strip as the front rises you lose positive caster and could go into negative caster making it twitchy?
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 22 8:06 pm
by Pete
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 22 8:52 pm
by Blue
Bozwell wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 22 8:02 pm
i was thinking more at the drag strip as the front rises you lose positive caster and could go into negative caster making it twitchy?
With the standard upper arms and an amount of body rake the average drag car tends to have, it’s very hard to get any positive caster at all, those are the cars that get can get twitchy. My suspension has 5” of travel and camber certainly changes but I don’t know what happens with Caster but I’ll be checking. With even 3 degrees of caster these cars feel stable.
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 22 8:30 pm
by adrianp
Blue wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 22 9:55 am
I really should know better by now. I usually make my own lightweight bumper brackets but I was seduced by these brackets I found on the net made specifically for my car. Do they fit? do they arse! Too long by at least 2 inches which required a couple of hours of shortening, redrilling, bending and swearing to get the bumper sitting where it should. The Americans love to slag off the Chinese for their quality overlooking the fact they can't get it right either far too much of the time.
They weren't Lingenfelters were they Blue ?
adrian.
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 22 8:49 pm
by Blue
Yes they were Ade. Reckons to have sold loads and never come across the problem before
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 22 9:13 pm
by adrianp
I was going to say - I've bought a few sets from him without any major issues issue. The one's for the '66 needed a bit of fettling but he was very helpful.
adrian,
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 22 8:59 pm
by MattH
Where do you get rose joint boots, I didn't know there was such a thing?
They would be useful for the 57 as that has rose jointed front coil overs.
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 22 9:03 pm
by Pete
MattH wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 22 8:59 pm
Where do you get rose joint boots, I didn't know there was such a thing?
They would be useful for the 57 as that has rose jointed front coil overs.
McGill Motorsport on eBay uk.
I have them on the Race Challenger, a bstard to fit but once done, job's a sausage!
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 22 11:23 pm
by mygasser
rally design keep them too.
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 22 9:47 am
by Blue
Torqueing up the last steering box bolt and American quality bites me in the arse again as the thread strips out, simply remove K frame to repair. You can see there's just a bit of metal tacked on rather than a nut in this position. Bit of careful keyhole surgery with a die grinder to remove said plate and clearance for a nut, sorted. Bolt on never is...
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 22 9:49 am
by Blue
Thanks to Pete for the loan of his filthiest steering box for mock up!
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 22 10:16 am
by Dave999
that looks a bit rubbish for something i am guessing it wasn't cheap.. did they miss something out? should the nut have been there?
Dave
Re: Blue's Barracuda
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 22 11:32 am
by Pete
Well Done!
I hope that Steering Box comes back cleaner than it went!
Really Frustrating, and not what you expect for the cost of the item.
