Originally Posted by
Govert
Guys, have been adding more shims to the steering plate, should reduce the ackermann, but it actually increases ackermann. Am I doing something wrong or is it necessary to purchase "hop up" steering plates and/or bell cranks?
Still confused...
I'm curious what your measurement technique is for determining whether it increases or decreases ackerman. And whether your definition of "increase" is more angle on the inside wheel vs. the outside, or more angle on the outside vs. the inside.
When thinking about ackerman, I usually just crank the steering to one side, and then look at it from the top and think "ok, if I added/removed a shim, that would push the tie rod
this way, and that would do XXXX to the inside wheel and YYYY to the outside wheel".
-Mike