[DML] Re: DeLorean steering

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxxxxx>]

Front or rear, the toe is responsible for most all adnormal tire 
wear patterns on a D unless it has been lowered, damaged, crashed, 
etc. My guess is your front wheels look like your first diagram - 
from the top - down being vehicle forward travel. That is, toe-out. 

The typical stock D front-end rests above the recommended 5.5 inches 
height for alignment so I would suspect the actual readings of the 
camber are positive or \\ // from the front. Putting some weight in 
the trunk to lower the front-end to the correct height should bring 
the readings closer or into spec or || ||. At least you will know 
what they are even though you cannot adjust the camber or caster - 
according to the manual.

Harold McElraft - 3354


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> Someone please explain DeLorean steering geometry to me. I am 
> familiar with some terms: Toe, caster and camber.
> 
> Due to the wear on the inner edges of my tires, I suspect they are 
> pointed like this:   //  \\  (If you're looking at the car head-on)
> 
> Instead of: ||   ||  (Ditto)
> 
> Which of the above 3 is responsible for this, and is it adjustable 
in 
> the DeLorean? On the front end, are any of the 3 NOT adjustable?
> 
> My new tie-rod ends will be here soon and I'm going to take it to 
the 
> alignment joint up the road Friday morning. Before I do, I want to 
> know if I have something else that's really wrong. I hope I don't. 
> How bad could it be? It took several months of driving for the 
> abnormal wear pattern to even show up.
> 
> I have read the tech section of DMC news and a few other places 
and 
> find the explanations lacking. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rich A.
> #5335



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