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Old 10-09-06, 09:02 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: bump steer

Bill,

Maybe this will help, it's one of the best & most simple ideas I've seen for checking bump-steer.

You can see in the photo I clipped a laser pointer to the hub. you can pick up these in the uk for 3-4 pounds.

All you do is pin a sheet of graph paper to your garage wall where the pointer strikes (the further away, the more accurately you can measure) & you can plot the amount of 'steer' as you raise the suspension on, say,wooden blocks, 1 inch at a time.

you can easily clip the pointer on different parts of the suspension & track & mark the different radii of the various suspension components (as pointed out by Phil).

Best Regards,
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