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Correct or recommended toe in/tracking dimensions
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 13 7:28 am
by MilesnMiles
My offside tyre is tracking wrongly and causing premature tyre wear.
Can anyone tel me the recommended tracking dimensions for my B body?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 13 8:33 am
by MilesnMiles
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 13 8:58 am
by Dave-R
Yeah I would agree with those specs.
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 13 11:44 am
by Demon James
Excellent job Miles, I was just about to ask the very same question this weekend as Im re-newing the front end due to worn bushes etc
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 13 11:48 am
by MilesnMiles
Just got it done. Drive on
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 13 9:04 pm
by Dave81
Get ready for it...........Possibly an immensly stupid question!
With those specs refering to the native US, do you have to take anything into account for the fact that we drive on the left?
Reason of thinking is the camber being the opposite on the roads over here!
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 13 9:55 pm
by Roger
Dave81 wrote:Get ready for it...........Possibly an immensly stupid question!
With those specs refering to the native US, do you have to take anything into account for the fact that we drive on the left?
Reason of thinking is the camber being the opposite on the roads over here!
Yes, you want more castor on the right rather than the left.
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 13 9:55 pm
by Adrian Worman
Dave81 wrote:Get ready for it...........Possibly an immensly stupid question!
With those specs refering to the native US, do you have to take anything into account for the fact that we drive on the left?
Reason of thinking is the camber being the opposite on the roads over here!
Not stupid, a very good point Dave........ the std factory settings don't take that into account but if you were setting the car up for extreme performance like auto course or circuit racing then you probably would consider that.
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 13 9:58 pm
by Adrian Worman
Demon James wrote: Excellent job Miles, I was just about to ask the very same question this weekend as Im re-newing the front end due to worn bushes etc
If you've had the uca's off then I would suggest driving it to Rogers place near Horwood and get the alignment set up properly, you'll be amazed at the results
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 13 3:31 pm
by Demon James
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 13 4:03 pm
by Blue
You won't get better a better job done than at Roger's, he knows his stuff.
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 13 5:57 pm
by Pete
I have noticed that the M/T Sportsman tyres on the front of the Suber Bee are wearing quite badly given the low mileage they have covered.
The front end it set to maximum caster so loads of camber, but I note this causes high wear for Crossplys....the wear is across the width of the tyres, not "choppy" as if the shocks are worm....
I would like to replace them but finding a suibably "tall" tyre to fit on a 4.5" x 15" rim may be a challenge - any suggestions???
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 13 7:22 pm
by shovelheadrob
I think it will be difficult to find something that fits the bill Pete, I've been looking for something similar for the Demon. It currently has 155/15s which is about the tallest radial you can get for a narrow rim. I tried searching for something like a 6.25/15 cross ply but only tyres for vintage cars available in such sizes with low speed rating. Looks like I'll be going to M/T's
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 13 7:45 pm
by Pete
Hmmmmmm, not the greatest news unless you go Radial on the front and Cross ply on the rear; which itself is not great...
Have you found an importer / supplier for the M/T's? - I do wish they were more like motorcycle fronts with directional ribs as opposed to the horrid Zig Zag pattern..............
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 13 8:02 pm
by shovelheadrob
Should be able to get them through Chris at WASP, not found anything he can't source yet. I wouldn't worry too much about radials on the front, it's that end you need to be able to point in the right direction! ! M&H do a tallish front I just found, can't post a link as I'm on my phone.
