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Full hydro steering, unequal length tie rods causing major handling problems?
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<blockquote data-quote="urbex" data-source="post: 762544" data-attributes="member: 15915"><p>Ended up getting called into work today, so didn't have a bunch of time to play in the garage. I didn't have the steel I thought I did to make the alignment bars, so I just said screw it, screwed the tie rods all the way in on both sides and ended up with obvious toe in without measuring it. </p><p></p><p>That made it better...</p><p></p><p>Then I verified wheelbase left/right, and that was good. Found that, just as I suspected earlier, the axle was off center left/right about 3/4", and fixed that. Put more caster in, and that made it better. </p><p></p><p>Something told me to check coilover pressure, and oops, apparently I forgot to charge them after putting this all together. Putting 200psi of nitrogen in made a hell of a good difference there, lol</p><p></p><p>Unfortunetly, it also jacked the ride height up considerably. I built the front end for 4" up/8" down, and how I'm exactly the opposite - 8" shaft showing. I had initially guessed on what my final corner weights were going to be, and apparently I guessed way high, though based on this, I'm currently running approx 250lbs unsprung weight, which seems really low, even given that it's on a Samurai chassis.</p><p></p><p>I'm set up now on 95/175 springs, and based on the charts, I should be running more like a 70/100. Though I want to finish getting all the tube up front, winch back in, etc before deciding that. </p><p></p><p>So it's night and day better than it was, but still not quite all the way there.... Obviously, I still need to get in there and actually measure what I have for toe and caster. But could being way oversprung in the front contribute to this as well?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="urbex, post: 762544, member: 15915"] Ended up getting called into work today, so didn't have a bunch of time to play in the garage. I didn't have the steel I thought I did to make the alignment bars, so I just said screw it, screwed the tie rods all the way in on both sides and ended up with obvious toe in without measuring it. That made it better... Then I verified wheelbase left/right, and that was good. Found that, just as I suspected earlier, the axle was off center left/right about 3/4", and fixed that. Put more caster in, and that made it better. Something told me to check coilover pressure, and oops, apparently I forgot to charge them after putting this all together. Putting 200psi of nitrogen in made a hell of a good difference there, lol Unfortunetly, it also jacked the ride height up considerably. I built the front end for 4" up/8" down, and how I'm exactly the opposite - 8" shaft showing. I had initially guessed on what my final corner weights were going to be, and apparently I guessed way high, though based on this, I'm currently running approx 250lbs unsprung weight, which seems really low, even given that it's on a Samurai chassis. I'm set up now on 95/175 springs, and based on the charts, I should be running more like a 70/100. Though I want to finish getting all the tube up front, winch back in, etc before deciding that. So it's night and day better than it was, but still not quite all the way there.... Obviously, I still need to get in there and actually measure what I have for toe and caster. But could being way oversprung in the front contribute to this as well? [/QUOTE]
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