[TPR] [DeTomaso] Alignment for high speed

[Teampantera]

Power assist is gay! ;-)

But agree 5-8 is max with a non flared street Pantera unless you have big ham hock Bob Benson arms ;-)

...I  have  rolled fenders and my pantera is lowered...Dick Drenske who did all my suspension mods  said to go 5-8 for any pantera driven on street most of the time.

So when are we gonna see all these FAST panteras at Silver State? ;-)))

Mad Dawg

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> On Aug 13, 2015, at 11:46 PM, jderyke at aol.com wrote:
> 
> With only five degres of caster, the right tire will often hit the wiper shield as well. I would not want to steer such a car without power assist, either.
> FWIW- J Deryke
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
> To: 'Boyd Casey' <boyd411 at gmail.com>
> Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>; 'Mad Dog Antenucci' <teampantera at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 13, 2015 7:31 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Alignment for high speed
> 
> Dear Boyd,
> 
> 
> 
>                     Eleven degrees!   Impressive.   Do be
> aware of my sad
>    experience with five degrees of positive caster plus stock
> rolled
>    fender lips plus nine inch wide by seventeen inch wheels with 245
> mm
>    wide tires----at full lock it tends to permit the tire to kiss the
>   
> front upper outer fender lip.   Following that is a notable blemish and
>    a
> trip to the paint and body man for a repair to fix the damage and a
>   
> recontouring of the fender flair to prevent future "kisses".     The
>   
> advantages of big positive caster still outweigh these minor
>   
> disadvantages.
> 
> 
>                                        Positive Caster
> Ambassador,  Chuck
>    Engles
> 
> 
> 
>    From: Boyd Casey
> [mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com]
>    Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 7:39 PM
>    To:
> Charles Engles
>    Cc: mark skwarek; detomaso at poca.com; Mad Dog Antenucci
>   
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Alignment for high speed
> 
> 
>    I sent my front upper A
> - arms and had them modified in a manner
>    similar to pat Micals. I used
> Johnny woods to do the work. His
>    modification is supposed to obtain around
> 11 degrees of caster.
> 
> 
>    Boyd
> 
> 
>    On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:56 AM,
> <[1]cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>       Dear Mark,
>                    "6.5 to 7
> degrees of caster"......Well!   I certainly
>       think that you've just about
> nailed that issue!  Not much more to
>    add
>       except the puny civilian
> alignment specs that I have may be of
>    little
>       use at the speeds you
> are looking at.
>                                  Warmest regards,  Chuck
> Engles
>       On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:48 AM, mark skwarek wrote:
>        I am
> using Delrin bushings and have 6.5 to 7 degrees of  castor.
>       Mark
>      
> On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:26 AM, "[2]cengles at cox.net"
>      
> <[3]cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>       Dear Mark,
>                       Off the top
> of my head, the most positive caster
>    that
>       you can get is important. 
> I *think* it is paramount and the other
>       parameters and secondary.    I
> have my alignments specs at home
>    which I
>       can send you this evening.
> 
> Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
>       On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 11:36 PM, mark
> skwarek via DeTomaso wrote:
>       > Looking for alignment specs that work best
> for 145 to 165 mph
>       driving.
>       > Mark
>       >
>       >     
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