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Re: alley cats

Post by bebbinator » 07 Nov 2010 10:16 pm

Speedy88 wrote:I think your radius arm needs looking at mate :shock:
whys that mate there doesn`t seem to be anything wrong with it, its awsome to drive .

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Re: alley cats

Post by volvosneverdie » 08 Nov 2010 11:18 am

bebbinator wrote:
Speedy88 wrote:I think your radius arm needs looking at mate :shock:
whys that mate there doesn`t seem to be anything wrong with it, its awsome to drive .
Front wheel looks quite far back in thearch to me. Like someones run it into a kerb or something.

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Post by filthyjohn » 08 Nov 2010 11:43 am

Is it not just because the wheel is turned to the right?! Looks fine to me.
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Re: alley cats

Post by volvosneverdie » 08 Nov 2010 11:48 am

filthyjohn wrote:Is it not just because the wheel is turned to the right?! Looks fine to me.
There you go then.
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Re: alley cats

Post by Speedy88 » 08 Nov 2010 09:18 pm

I'm obviously clueless too then :lol:





What do you mean you already knew that?
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Post by filthyjohn » 09 Nov 2010 11:55 am

Your words not mine :P
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Re: alley cats

Post by Chris_C » 09 Nov 2010 12:12 pm

Tbf I agree with speedy, the wheel looks way back. Worth a photo on straight lock if nothing else.
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Re: alley cats

Post by volvodspec » 09 Nov 2010 07:48 pm

if the ET is low on those rims that will give the same effect as bend arms (more common the arm mounting plates), i agree, straighten the steering wheel and see if the wheel is perfectly centered in the wheel arch

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Re: alley cats

Post by magnumpi » 09 Nov 2010 08:25 pm

Chris_C wrote:Tbf I agree with speedy, the wheel looks way back. Worth a photo on straight lock if nothing else.

I've stayed out of this so far, as mine looks like the blue one in the previous photo, but only when on lock, the wheel is central to the arch other than that.
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Re: alley cats

Post by Chris_C » 09 Nov 2010 09:03 pm

It's just something I had, the wheels weren't central in the arch at straight ahead and the bushes did a great job. It's worthy of a check if nothing else ;)
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Re: alley cats

Post by bebbinator » 09 Nov 2010 09:59 pm

im pretty sure the wheels are center in the arches but i will take a pic tomorow morning before work to cheak and post up anyway also the wheels are 6/13 with 175/70/13 tyres

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Re: alley cats

Post by Speedy88 » 09 Nov 2010 10:46 pm

I'm gonna eat my words here - noticed with the cups today that it does exactly the same as this! :lol: I think with standard or "flat" faced wheels that they dont swing out so much. But deeper dished faces will swing further out. If that makes sense? Its a theory anyway.
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Re: alley cats

Post by filthyjohn » 10 Nov 2010 10:09 am

The lower the ET, the more they'll appear like that. Remember the wheel is pivoting around the steering knuckle, so the outside edge of the wheel will trace an arc around that point. I'm pretty sure that's an optical illusion, you can see the tread on the front. Then again, I'm also sure that nearly all 300s would benefit from new tie bar bushes. :lol:
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Re: alley cats

Post by SteveP » 10 Nov 2010 08:02 pm

filthyjohn wrote:Is it not just because the wheel is turned to the right?! Looks fine to me.
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