Steering Wheel Centering

[steveespo]

I swear thats why I do my own work. Did you ream out the shop for potentially killing you. Sorry but "spare parts" on a track car is just no bueno. Good thing you thought to look before going on track again.
Steve

 

[tmiit71]

Sadil,

great info. I too installed the LCA brackets, but not the Watts link, and noticed that my steering wheel is tilted counter clockwise a few degrees. I plan on returning to stock to see if my steering wheel returns to center once i return form this deployment this winter. I haven't replaced anything else suspension wise.

Moving on to the real reason I am replying. I noticed on your alignment printout that the rear toe was changed. The left rear changed 0.05 dg, and the right remained the same. Did you notice/discuss with the tech? just curious.

 

[TMSBOSS]

Sadil,

great info. I too installed the LCA brackets, but not the Watts link, and noticed that my steering wheel is tilted counter clockwise a few degrees. I plan on returning to stock to see if my steering wheel returns to center once i return form this deployment this winter. I haven't replaced anything else suspension wise.

Moving on to the real reason I am replying. I noticed on your alignment printout that the rear toe was changed. The left rear changed 0.05 dg, and the right remained the same. Did you notice/discuss with the tech? just curious.

0.05 dg is mostlikely within the the margin of error for the machine. Not to worry.

 

[sadil]

As TMSBOSS said, nothing was changed back there. So I think it was just the machine. Before re-installing the stock parts, id make sure everything is installed properly. Also make sure to ask the manufacture what the stock length should be. This is why I love doing business with Cortex. Filip the owner is all about the numbers, and I can talk suspension set-up with him in detail. The cortex lca's are supposed to be adjusted to 18.25 inches as a baseline.

The only concern I had from the alignment was the 0.1 thrust angle, is that significant or negligible? The whole alignment thing has got me second guessing my steering now. I always think its veering but it actually doesnt. Might also be my 22500 km pzeros acting up.

 

[tmiit71]

knowing that only the front was adjusted, i was curious if it was noticed. But I agree, it could mostly be the machine, or the head got bumped or the hold-downs, various of reasons that could have shifted the reading to the left.

Ive got 3,300 on my Pirelli's so I didn't count them as a factor. but when I return from this deployment, I'll remove the reloc brackets and check it out.

Thanks for the info everyone...

Dave

 

[VTBoss302]

I swear thats why I do my own work.

Amen

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