1969 Torino

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

I understand. I am a visual learner as well. Especially for things as complex as women.

Here is a lil' sumthin' to tide everyone over for now.


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Nothing better than a hot woman welding. Her roll center is.....umm, nevermind.

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Here's a concept that may be hard for some to comprehend........I've been driving ol' Norwood everyday since Wednesday of last week.

Back to Ferd's and KPI...........

The off idle stumble and mid transition lean spot don't bother you?

I wish those were my current problems.

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Nothing better than a hot woman welding. Her roll center is.....umm, nevermind.

Just about perfect?

I'd guess that because I have a lot of experience with a little older model chassis with nearly identical specs, just a longer wheelbase.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by FETorino

The off idle stumble and mid transition lean spot don't bother you?

I wish those were my current problems.

Schmooth baby, schmooth.......

I am concerned about my front end geometry.......because of actual tire wear as opposed to hypothetical.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

I understand. I am a visual learner as well. Especially for things as complex as women.

Here is a lil' sumthin' to tide everyone over for now.


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Hmmm, that looks too hot, what's the amperage and wire feed set at?

[Ron Sutton]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Hmmm, that looks too hot, what's the amperage and wire feed set at?

I dunno. She set the welder.

I was helping the photographer.

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[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Schmooth baby, schmooth.......

I am concerned about my front end geometry.......because of actual tire wear as opposed to hypothetical.

I'm surprised you've seen that much wear going back and fourth to PetCo.

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

I dunno. She set the welder.

I was helping the photographer.

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Now I'm coonfused What welder? I don't see a welder.

[carbuff]

In a similar vein to the TW / WB ratio question, at what point would having a wider front TW compared to the rear TW start to decrease handling performance? Or stated a different way, is there such thing as too much front TW compared to the rear?

I don't think that was answered already, but my brain is a little distracted by things other than FErds and suspension in this thread.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

I dunno. She set the welder.

That confirms the heat setting.

Originally Posted by FETorino

Now I'm confused What welder? I don't see a welder.

Your problem is obviously too much stick-out.

[Ron Sutton]

Originally Posted by FETorino

g. Any parts of steering geometry: KPI, Caster, Caster Gain, Camber, Camber gain, Ackerman, toe, etc.
Since I believe I have a low amount of scrub in seeking a KPI/Castor split to gain grip on those tiny 285s I have up front is it more advantageous to simply gain castor by changing my UCA or would a spindle with a lower KPI angle be a better route. I realize the smaller angle of the spindle would create more scrub but since I have a high inside offset I would still be in what you consider the "low" range.

Tiny 285's

In my experience, keeping the KPI you have to keep the scrub radius lower is by far the smarter route. It's a little like widening the track width ... in that you're affecting the handling at the source, versus "trying to deal with it" afterwards with suspension tuning.

Same with scrub radius. If the car has a larger scrub radius, you will do a lot of tuning "trying to deal with it" afterwards with suspension changes. So no, I wouldn't change spindles, I would change or modify your UCA and/or LCA to achieve more caster.

Once I know the actual scrub radius ... and the "for sure" KPI of your spindle ... I can give you two caster targets. One that would "ok" for most road course corners ... and one that would turn on a dime regardless of corner radius.

Since we have been given 3 KPI different numbers on the C6 spindle ... until we're "sure" of the KPI ... and scrub radius ... it's hard to say anything with certainty. I can teach you a "car guy" way of determining your scrub radius ... if you want to measure scrub radius yourself.


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[Ron Sutton]

Originally Posted by FETorino

k. The difference between being "involved" or "committed'"

I'm involved in building a car.
Gae should be committed.
JerDog is involved in some trash talk.
Dave is committed to change.
GW is involved with INTORS.
I am committed to Formula43
Ron in So Cal is committed to wheels.
Ron in So Cal is committed to wheels.
Ron in So Cal is committed to wheels.

99.9999999999% on the forum are involved with a Camaro.
I am committed to a Torino.

I choose the path of the pig since I am committed to whooping some involved chickens.

Rob, I'd better clue everyone else in on our joke.

Rob & I were talking about the handling of his Torino ... and I asked him, "Are you 'committed' to making your Torino handle optimum ... or just 'involved'?

Rob said, "I'm not sure of the difference between the two."
I said, "Well ... this morning when you had ham & eggs for breakfast ... the chicken was involved ... but that damn pig was committed!"

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