I understand some of the theory behind this but I'm struggling to understand how it is measured and calculated.
i am told that you measure the tyres lateral force in both directions of rotation which should give you a + and a -ve value. Then you average these to get the conicity. i.e +350 and...
tried to find the sae paper but drew a blank. is the number correct.
i've been told that the springs in the struts could be giving a force around the king pin axis when they are compressed is this likely ???
Can I assume that the castor trail and pneumatic trail add up or are they independant ? I would agree that the castor trail is geometric but it will change slightly with compliance.
We define pull/drift in 2 ways firstly the time to move a specific distance on a cambered road after we have...
I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW CASTOR TRAIL AND PUEMATIC TRAIL COMBINE/CHANGE WITH VEHICLE SPEED AND HOW THEY WILL EFFECT VEHICLE PULL IN COMBINATION WITH CAMBER AND CASTOR SIDE TO SIDE VARIATIONS.