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Old 12-23-2021, 01:36 AM
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My GF is post the Crown chassis variants though still called a Mk1 version, that was more just to delineate the chassis as torsionally capable to handle up to a 351. The Mk2 chassis were built stiffer and beefier to deal with BB torque loads.

I'm no rubber grub but think the toe measurement is literally the inwards movement of the front face of tyre from parallel ie 0.3mm inwards for a zero (parallel) setting.

Caster is the angle of the steering axis, generally negative, I think, for general road car use to provide predictable handling. Race cars go positive I think to make them more darty and responsive into corners. I could be wrong on that.

As well, I think the more castor you have, the quicker the car will re-centre the steering, but the larger the castor the more force needed to turn the steering wheel, and why power steering is used.

Happy for anyone out there though to correct my take on suspension geometry.
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