I've said this before, but one of the great moments in fiddling with Peyote
came when I rolled it onto my scales just for the heck of it (since you
can't adjust anything without changing springs, cutting or welding) and
found that with me standing in the drivers seat it was 50-50 front and rear,
and 50-50 diagonally, both ways. With all it's adjustments I can't get my
Radical even close to that. 'Splains a lot.
The process, though, if you're willing to do all that hacking and swapping
is to get yourself a set of scales (expensive) and try to get 50-50
diagonally.
On another note, I got my new Axles and shims from Excalibur today. They
look like super quality parts. I'm thrilled, except for the fact that I
spent a lot of time last weekend putting on my new Southwick hubs.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of John Price
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 11:23 AM
To: Group44TR7@aol.com; Friends of Triumph
Subject: Re: Compensation For "Driver Weight"
You will need to corner-weight the car, if possible. Weight-jacking is not
always possible on production cars unless you are lucky enough to have
coil-over adjustable shocks and springs. See Carroll Smith's Tune to Win or
Fred Puhn's How to Make Your Car Handle. Of course Bob Kramer will tell you
that it's not obvious that I have ever read either book.
John Price
----- Original Message -----
From: <Group44TR7@aol.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:04 AM
Subject: Compensation For "Driver Weight"
> I am attempting to improve my knowledge of race car setups.
> Does anyone have a recommendation on an article or book that
> specifically
addresses when
> and how to adjust the racecar suspension to compensate for a heavier
driver?
>
> Cary
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