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Art Malone interesting reading
rooman:
Luke (and John),
ackerman is strictly a function of the location of the attachment point of the steering linkages to the steering arms relative to the king pin, track and wheelbase. Ideally the point should be on a line drawn between the king pin and the center of the rear axle. The location of the bell crank has no effect as noted by John. What is interesting is that the geometry as shown in the photo minimizes bump steer and eliminates toe change by running a relatively long link from the bell crank to the right steering arm and then connecting that arm to the left on with a straight link. The link from the bellcrank to the spindle will swing in a slight arc and thus there will be some steering effect as the axle moves on the torsion bar but at least the wheels will stay parallel with each other. For that reason having the bellcrank offset to the left is a good idea as it makes the swinging link longer.
Roo
dreracecar:
--- Quote from: JeffV8 on February 16, 2014, 09:51:03 AM ---I was told Woody Gilmore used propane bottles for the housing. I want to make one for my woody.
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more like boiler caps and a lot of work if you are just making one
JeffV8:
I have lots of time.. I hope ::)
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