Old Jul 16, 2006 | 11:45 PM
  #8  
Fiecos Dan's Avatar
Fiecos Dan
PassionFord Post Whore!!
 
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 4,775
Likes: 0
From: S/E Kent, Thanet
Default

Originally Posted by M Brian
the xr2 is lower than the 1.4s it has different suspension shockers and springs from what I can remember.
also non vented discs so maybe different mountings
could be,
when i had a std 1.4s, i fitted xr2 shocks and springs etc etc, but never checked the settings, just done toe by eye.





Yesterday, i set the car up in my garage, so it was level all round

Then i measured, 4 wheel Toe, camber and castor all round

It come out like this

Front, modded camber, and poly bushes.
toe = 2mm out,
camber n/s = -2' 30", o/s = -2' 15"
castor n/s = +0' 30", o/s = +0' 23"

Rear, Still std bushes and beam.
Toe, n/s = in 2mm, o/s = out 3mm = total in 1mm toe out.
camber, n/s = -0' 8", o/s = -0' 11"




After a day of playing with the suspension to day,

including

- shorterning the tie bars by 17mm each side, making new washers and fitting new poly bushes,
- cutting and welding the n/s tie bar to miss the gearbox casing,
- cutting the front arches and body kit to stop any tyre scrub ( as now the wheel sits 2 mm away from front of the arch)
- going for a drive to settle all mod's and bushes.
- Checking Toe and adjusting to no toe, checking camber and castor.
- and finally going for a hard test drive round the local track ( the loop)

It does seem to understeer less, but it still does round roundabouts whilst pushing it.

The setting now sit at

Front,
0 toe,
camber n/s = -1' 38", o/s = -1' 23"
castor n/s = +3' 00", o/s = +2' 45"

Rear, Still std bushes and beam.
Toe, n/s = in 2mm, o/s = out 3mm = total in 1mm toe out.
camber, n/s = -0' 8", o/s = -0' 11"

So now i'm gonna put more camber on fronts, and fit new poly bushes on rear and space beam out to get even toe of 0 toe, and put camber to -1' 30"
Reply