straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
Sorry, for the confusion, I just wanted something to talk about tonight.. It was over a year ago I did that swap and I thought I swapped the ball joints as well.
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Ddaddy
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See, now you see why I said all the things I did.
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
Alright, now that I created some chaos its time for me to go to bed. Night all!
It all good. I assumed you'd swapped the ball joints as well, which will cause Ackerman issues, I'll show you tomorrow, the drawings make it much easier to understand what I'm trying to describe
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
I'd be interested to see that!
See, now you see why I said all the things I did.
No because the spindles do change the geometry when flipped, however by keeping the ball joints on the original intended sides, and being that Ackerman is dependent on the the location of the tie rod in relation to the KPI, the tie rod location and angle related to the kpi isn't changing near as much as it would if he'd made the thing a front steer.
However, it does change over the factory spec but most likely the reason it works is because it's within the adjustment range of the eccentric bolts and the tie rods.
Now, for argument sake, let's say he'd swap to a front steer rack using factory spindles and swapped the lower ball joints from side to side, being that the ball joint is constructed with a certain angle ( I believe it's around 7 degrees if memory is correct but don't quote me on that), when you swap those from said to side, while the angle itself is staying relative to the lower ball joint, the Ackerman changes because of the location now being in front of the spindle, which changes the intersecting points between the Ackerman angle and the rear axle. So what would happen is in tight cornering or turning while backing up, one tire is gonna turn much sharper and quicker than the other and the return to center is gonna be much harsher. There's no room in the factory suspension to adjust for such an extreme angle change. I'm sure I just muddied the water even more, I ain't always the best in explaining things
Anyway night all
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Then please explain how that would possibly matter. It still is suggesting that the geometry is different moving forward than reverse...which just isn't possible.
Ok, I'll try though it will be easier with the drawings on my work machine. I'll get back to you in the AM
ScampMike
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rack em up. Good Morning
some women are concerned that one of their breasts is smaller than the other...
But look at the bright side - ONE'S BIGGER!!!!
and we call that one "our favorite"....
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
how's that hand this morning?
Looks wet and dark here. AGAIN!
ok. hurting a little, but not sure if enough for a pain pill yet....
the last round should be worn off by now, but i'm going to wait and see if it gets worse...
I lift it up for a bit when it hurts to slow blood flow & ease the pain....
i could smell the rain coming when i took the dog out earlier...
I'll send some your way when we're done with it...
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Good morning, and I thought I was the only one that could smell rain coming , Hope that hand is on the mend Karl, and it mends completely , I never herd what happened .
No thanks. If you need pain Meds. It's best to not wait till the pain gets that bad. Keep it built up in your system. After breaking my arm in nov. And again late Dec. Along with the shoulder I understand not wanting to take pain Meds. I was surprised that Asprin and tylonel worked best for me, and that was only the first few days.
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