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Re: MarcosManiacs] squarlly under accelleration

2014-08-12 by John Sutton

Larry,
It is almost certainly due to rear axle location. Don is right.
It is a common problem as a very small amount of movement at the rear causes the car to steer all over the road.

John
John Sutton

"'Donny Lang' indigo@terranova.net [MarcosManiacs]" <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Larry,
My TR8 used to do that same thing. I replaced all the bushings in the REAR suspension (the ones that locate the axle) with ureathane and it solved the issues. Under acceleration, the rear axle would torque up and steer the car. It was effectively changing the wheelbase from one side to the other with the stock softer bushings.
I am using delrin bushings on one end of each of the four control arms on my Marcos, with ureathane on the axle end of the arms. My theory is this should allow some compliance without being overly harsh riding, while controlling axle torque.
-Donny
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 1:24 PM
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] squarlly under accelleration

Can anyone tell me what would cause the front end to be so squarelly on accellation?
I have 3 cars here, and 2 of them, when power is applied, the front end wants to walk all over the road. All 3 cars have all new parts in the front suspension and new dampers all 4 corners. They all are total rebuilds and one car wants to wonder on the highway at all speeds. I have not tsken the third car on the road yet, so do not know how it will handle.
Regards,
Larry
3v5536

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