Hi Folks,
I'm in the process of road registering the Green Machine way over here in the Land Down Under, however I have run into a problem with the lack of any 'self centering' tendency on the steering.
My local Road Transport Authority have deemed the lack of self centering to be a show stopper in my quest for number plates, so I have been experimenting with front end alignment setups in an effort to resolve the problem, so far without success. A recent alignment resulted in the following specs:
L R
Castor (+) 5.92 5.17
Camber (-) 1.48 1.30
Toe (mm) 1.0 0.9
I have tried increasing front castor up to the maximum available during the last alignment, which didn't yield any improvement, so tonight have reversed that, removing as much castor as possible with the upper control arm adjustment. This made the steering lighter, but still no self centering...
I know many of you folks have spent a great deal of time exploring and tweaking the steering setup on these cars, so I figured its time to ask the question.. Has anyone had the same problem?
1. Has anyone succeeded in maintaining some semblance of self centering tendency on the 818(S)?
2. Any tips on how this behaviour may be 'encouraged' for the purpose of inspection?
Any and all suggestions are welcomed!!
Cheers,