[s-cars] alignment Q

[pkrasusky at ups.com]

I would think toe causes more scrub

if camber scrubs... is it better than the full friction of the wheel surface area created by having zero camber?  Just wondering aloud.

Thanks Dave - good to hear from you btw...

-Paul

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From: djdawson2 at aol.com [mailto:djdawson2 at aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:19 PM
To: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK); s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] alignment Q

I can speak to camber...

Zero camber would be best.  Any camber causes a "scrub."


-----Original Message-----
From: pkrasusky at ups.com
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 1:23 pm
Subject: [s-cars] alignment Q



NAC, in fact it's a Porsche.



So The Boy insisted we make a 930 (of course) for his inaugural Pinewood Derby

this year - could he pick a more bulbous car?  Oy.  We're nearing completion and

ready to mount wheels.



Question for the Geekdom here - what is the 'fastest alignment' for a car that

only has to go down a straight hill?  I'm thinking maximum negative camber (to

decrease wheel surface friction on track) and zero toe - F&R.



Am I right?



Also - rules state cannot add bearings.  I just got the genius (I think) idea to

separate the wheel from its integral hub via a cut, and then glue the 'hub' onto

the car, polishing both contacting surfaces of wheel / hub.  Think 1) this would

be effective and 2) think it's legal?  We're not 'adding' anything and using

what's provided.  I do have a note in the Cubmaster on it, I can pretty much

guess the reply of course but figured I'd ask anyway.



Any other hotrodder tricks appreciated - we're already polishing the axles and

wheels and hubs best we can, using graphite lube, etc.



Insight appreciated - by Tyler 8-).



We pretty darn well nailed the 930 look - esp. the rear flanks and profile, and

front nose.  Unfort. rules dictate must use OE axle locations and then they

limit max width, result is a 930LWB.  Hindsight would have me approach the front

flares different and run them further into the doors - next time.  And the front

wheels are so close to the nose our ride height is more Rothman's 959 than 930

(maybe I should strip the Guard's Red and go with the Livery heh heh?) as

tucking the wheels any more up would hit them into the headlight area.  Ah well.



But it came out pretty darn kewl.



TIA!



-Paul







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