Steering question

[Rory McNeil]

[QUOTE=Eman;522057]I'd say the only true fixes would be to stop wheelstanding or replace the complete frt. chassis/suspension which wouldn't be feasible for a stocker. /QUOTE]

You never know, with enough complaints and lobbying, maybe NHRA will allow Stockers to replace the stock front suspension with a Chrome Moly, round tube clip, with lightweight Lamb struts and brakes. All in the interest of "Safety", of course!!

[Ed Wright]

[QUOTE=Rory McNeil;522077]

Originally Posted by Eman

I'd say the only true fixes would be to stop wheelstanding or replace the complete frt. chassis/suspension which wouldn't be feasible for a stocker. /QUOTE]

You never know, with enough complaints and lobbying, maybe NHRA will allow Stockers to replace the stock front suspension with a Chrome Moly, round tube clip, with lightweight Lamb struts and brakes. All in the interest of "Safety", of course!!

When mine was my daily driver/toy I put all that under mine. Lots of money for not much weight loss, (~ 10 lbs) almost no improvement in toe & camber change (that wasn't where the toe-in change was anyway) all I gained was screwed up scuff radius. Drove like crap.
Sold it all to a kid impressed with all the light (looking) tubing. Toe change is mostly the spindal-to-steering rack height difference.

[Mark Yacavone]

Eman, I haven't studied this enough to concede that nothing can be done.
If the 4th gen. cars have different geometry, then it seems to me that would be the place to start looking.
BTW, modifying A-arms for alignment purposes ,has been going on since at least the 70's.
Ask Jack Arnew about that.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Ed, I would say then, that the camber and toe in changes are more radical on the 3rd Gen. cars.
After all , they weren't designed to recover smoothly for a wheelstand.

Anyone ever try to fix that, or are you stuck with a band aid solution?

Mark, the 4th gen cars weren't designed for wheel stands either. Those changes can be corrected, or at least minimized. I always considered that part of building the car. May be more difficult to correct on a 3rd gen. I have always, since my Jr Stockers in the 1960s, spent a lot of time there. Toe change corrections can be worth some ET. All easier if you have some wheel alignment equipment and some fabrication skills.