I read "How to Make your Car Handle" and saw that setting a bit more toe-in than neutral toe results in better high speed stability and less wandering.
I have a 2000 FOrd Crown Vic that is a 4200 lb, 4-door, RWD, V8, sedan not unlike the staple cars of the 60s and 70s (when the book was first published). I have recirc ball steering, the same as when used in the Panthers in 1979.
The factory set slightly negative camber (-1/2* to -3/4*) with 5-6* of positive caster and slightly toe-out.
I was adjusting toe to straighten the steering wheel and figured I should try a tad more toe-in for high speed stability.
Well... I experienced something odd and was hoping you might confirm/debunk what I felt:
At speed, the steering wheel feels light and I can feel all the road inconsistencies - almost like a rack and pinion steering. The light feeling is like the wheels are floating a tad
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With the factory toe-out, at speed the steering wheel feels dead and limp.
I have a 2000 FOrd Crown Vic that is a 4200 lb, 4-door, RWD, V8, sedan not unlike the staple cars of the 60s and 70s (when the book was first published). I have recirc ball steering, the same as when used in the Panthers in 1979.
The factory set slightly negative camber (-1/2* to -3/4*) with 5-6* of positive caster and slightly toe-out.
I was adjusting toe to straighten the steering wheel and figured I should try a tad more toe-in for high speed stability.
Well... I experienced something odd and was hoping you might confirm/debunk what I felt:
At speed, the steering wheel feels light and I can feel all the road inconsistencies - almost like a rack and pinion steering. The light feeling is like the wheels are floating a tad
With the factory toe-out, at speed the steering wheel feels dead and limp.