Reducing Torque Steer
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Reducing Torque Steer
Is there anyone out there that has suffered a lot with torque steer on the FWD mk3/4 escorts??
A friend of mine has a mk3 escort rally car with a ST170 engine and MTX box, but the car is near impossible to drive in a straight line.
Any suggestions/known tweeks that need to be done to get this combo to work??
cheers
derwyn
A friend of mine has a mk3 escort rally car with a ST170 engine and MTX box, but the car is near impossible to drive in a straight line.
Any suggestions/known tweeks that need to be done to get this combo to work??
cheers
derwyn
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Is there anyone out there that has suffered a lot with torque steer on the FWD mk3/4 escorts??
A friend of mine has a mk3 escort rally car with a ST170 engine and MTX box, but the car is near impossible to drive in a straight line.
Any suggestions/known tweeks that need to be done to get this combo to work??
cheers
derwyn
A friend of mine has a mk3 escort rally car with a ST170 engine and MTX box, but the car is near impossible to drive in a straight line.
Any suggestions/known tweeks that need to be done to get this combo to work??
cheers
derwyn
Last edited by The Underdog; 16-07-2013 at 07:37 PM.
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I was wondering if all these high powered turbo engine lads out there have any suggestions of what to look out for??
The front is fully rose jointed, and we usually run either parallel to 0.5mm to out on rough and up 1.5 to 2mm toe out on the smooth tar.
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Seriously tho they couldn't do anything because of the nature of the engine and how it tries to rip its self free.
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The main causes of torque steer IME are:
Play in suspension or steering components (track rod ends, wishbone bushes, balljoints, even wheel bearings)
Incorrect offset wheels that dont suit the steering arm angles of the car (vauxhall nova/corsa really suffer this one)
Unequal length shafts, especially with an open diff
Engine mounts allowing movement
Play in suspension or steering components (track rod ends, wishbone bushes, balljoints, even wheel bearings)
Incorrect offset wheels that dont suit the steering arm angles of the car (vauxhall nova/corsa really suffer this one)
Unequal length shafts, especially with an open diff
Engine mounts allowing movement
Last edited by Chip; 17-07-2013 at 02:03 PM.
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