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Old 09-12-2006, 09:58 AM
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Of course you can. And you will do so with just the same amount of inaccuracy as you would if you did that on a Formula SAE car. If you want to accurately align a car - you take measurements, do it on level ground, properly weighted, etc. If you start f-ing with it in the pits, you will get just as bad of an alignment as a result regardless of whether you're turning threaded rod-ends or cam bolts. I have a hard time believing your formula SAE guys weren't taking measurements and were just blindly eye-balling alignments in the pits. Seems to go against the whole spirit of Formula SAE.
Old 09-12-2006, 10:18 AM
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No, that's what I'm saying. It wasn't blind, just REALLY easy. I believe all we used where tape measurers, electronic levels, and squares. Keep in mind with the nose off (10 second job) we can see the steering rack and measure from wheel to wheel with the tape. We can also compress the suspension by hand. We even had estimates for how many degrees or inches of adjustment a turn of threads would give us around our setup.

What kind of accuracy are you talking about on the S2K? A 1/10th of a degree? A whole degree? I really don't know what I'm dealling with when moving the stock suspension adjustments on the S2000. Should I just go start turning some wrenches to figure it out for myself? Will I be able to do this without screwing up my alignment (in other words, is it measurable enough that I can get back to where I started)?
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