Anyone tryed this?

[MEXJOE]

I am looking at the videos of cars in slow motion and the front wheels are flopin' around quite-a-bit on some after coming down from a wheelie.
I don't like it!
Do you think this will help to stop that??
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BAE-3301014/?rtype=10

[Alan Roehrich]

There's a lot you can do to help bump steer. That kit is nice, there are others. They're legal for Stock, now, they weren't a year or two ago. Tall upper ball joints help by keeping the camber in check. So do good bushings like Del-A-Lum from Global West. Properly set bump stops don't hurt, nor do good shocks, like Santhuffs. Then you need a really good front end alignment guy, most can't do it right because their new computer rigs can't deal with race car settings, or a difference in track width.

[LittleBubba]

ed quay makes a steering damper kit for around i think 70$. its specifically made for 82-92 camaro's and firebird's but we were able to make it work on my fathers corvette so im sure it can be fabricated and/or modified to fit whatever type of car you have.

[bob3240]

I've been through this with 2 different cars and the only remedy I could find was the steering damper.It cures it just like Bubba said! Bob Michael.

[Ron Zenzen 5402]

PMR set us up with a new one for the SS car. Old one started to wiggle a little coming down.

[Dean Feiock]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Then you need a really good front end alignment guy, most can't do it right because their new computer rigs can't deal with race car settings, or a difference in track width.

So you are saying that all the Dodge Dually pickups I align at work have poor alignments because they have a wider track width on back and I use a Hunter Opitical Alignment Machine?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Dean Feiock

So you are saying that all the Dodge Dually pickups I align at work have poor alignments because they have a wider track width on back and I use a Hunter Opitical Alignment Machine?

Dean, I'll bet the specs for those are already in the available software.

Just for fun, try setting up for a 62 Tempest with a straight 12 bolt rear on a new hunter machine. LOL

[Dean Feiock]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Dean, I'll bet the specs for those are already in the available software.

Just for fun, try setting up for a 62 Tempest with a straight 12 bolt rear on a new hunter machine. LOL

Mark, I dont have access to a 62 Tempest, but I wish I did.

As for the Hunter machine, all I can say is this. I questioned the Hunter tech guy about this years ago. He said that the offset was not built into the specs. The offset, he said, was calculated during the calibration of the alignment head.

As for my own experiance, I can only give these examples.

I had a customer with a dually that only ran the inner duals in the winter. He came for an alignment and I aligned his truck with only the inner dual on in the rear. About a month later he was in for other repairs and asked if I could check his alignment because his truck pulled to the right. Now he had both duals on the rear. I checked his alignment and it was right where I had set it. As it turns out, he had a bad right front tire.

Recently, here at Wegners, I had to align a Sebring that came from the body shop. When I got it the spare was on the R/F corner. I questioned why I was aligning it with the spare on and was told the vehicle was under time constraints and needed to be rushed through the shop. The wheel was scratched and out for refinish. So I set up the car and did the alignment with the spare on. The spare is the same diameter as the factory tire, but is very narrow compared to the factory wheel. It clearly was narrower by 3 inches and it was very visable that the head on that corner sat in more than the rest. Of course as I finished the alignment, the wheel arrived. So I installed the wheel and rechecked the alignment. It was right where I had set it with the skinny spare.

I have also checked my Malibu both ways. Using a spindle mount gauge gave me the same readings as the machine.

Take care, Dean

[Rick Unterseh]

does this mean I have to go to the Great White North for an alignment for the racecar? LOL