Well the warm weather is here and I'm REALLY itching to drive this thing and see how much it's improved handling and braking wise. I have the car blocked up at ride height. I removed the Howe + 1/2" ball joint and installed the stock length as it caused too much camber gain. I set the ball joint at 3/4" above in the piviot points on the chassis ( took an average of the 2 heights , front is still about 3/8" higher than the rear even with the Hotchkis relocated arm.) Why 3/4? That's what I'm guessing the front end lifts when I get on the throttle while I'm driving. I don't want the ball joint going below center while " normal " driving. I set up a bump steer gauge of sorts, it's not the prettiest set up but it works. So with the stock tie rods the drivers side wheel when I go up on the wheel 3" toes out a total of .274"
and that's just one wheel so times 2 that .550" TOE OUT in 3" of travel. I didn't bother going down! What's the use!
No wonder this think was like a dump truck going around corners!
To fix this I have on order this set up from Howe, should be here in a couple of days. I ordered a 11/16 housing instead of 5/8" Stock car racers just heat up and bend the steering arm to fix this but I'm not doing that for the street! Unless I have no other way?
http://www.howeracing.com/p-7449-howe-quick-bump-tie-rod-ends.aspx
