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Old 07-04-2005, 07:46 PM
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Originally posted by strictlypersonl


There's no way to exactly duplicate the "arc" of the leaf spring but a fiberglass leaf might make it a lot easier to move through the wheel travel. You'd have to make a bolt-on eye for the outside end.

I've been fiddling with a drawing of an original suspension's profiles. It has way too much ackerman - maybe to compensate for the too-long rack causing toe-in. The rack should be moved forward about 1.5" to make the ackerman correct. I estimate that the rack length is 19"- 20" between inner pivots, but that's subject to a real bump-steer check.
Obviously...
What % ackerman does the stock geometry have? >100??

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