In a message dated 7/28/2005 12:45:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dtalbott@archrepro.com writes:
but I'm having a hard time
comprehending how the worm and peg could be quite so bad, especially if it is
maintained. I'll admit that my prior TR3 racing experience is many years
past, but I don't recall a great revelation in steering when I moved into a
TR4. Sure, they are hard steering and awkward around the pits, but aren't
most race cars, especially with locked diff's? It seems to me that the
steering in almost anything gets pretty light when you're going fast, so the
question becomes are you steering or herding? I'm also a strong believer
that
one learns to drive around most of this kind of stuff anyway, realizing that
may not be the fastest approach, but I try to remember that we are talking
vintage here.
I tend to agree with you & I don't think that there's much question of which
type is better, R&P for sure... but... some organizations still have SOME
rules (I think) so that, along with budget, retaining originality, etc are
good
reasons to leave it as is.
The old stock worm & sector shaft works fine & a vehicle really should be
moving whenever the steering wheel is turned anyway. Unless it's rolling or up
on stands it puts a severe load on the steering linkage.
The bump steer is often subtle & won't usually get funky until it goes into
transient & usually at the limit (as has been mentioned, why some cars are so
stiff). I think that unless the setup is real bad, like flopping the tie
rods/ends to get the arms/rack nice & straight duh, most drivers will accept
that particular trait as part of the cars behavior & adjust driving style,
sway
bars, etc to suit. I believe in optimizing everything possible to begin with,
including bump steer if possible.
Glen
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