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Old 02-08-2007 | 10:22 PM
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da Rock
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Default RE: Ground effect on a Bipe

BTW, there is a normal situation with toe that should be considered always. Whenever you load the tires, the suspension will "comply". It's "compliance" in any suspension system that sometimes changes the toe.

For example, my World Models P40 retracts are not scale in layout. The wheels are actually inboard of the struts. The full scale P40 has it's wheels outboard the struts. When the tires that're outboard a strut encounter resistance they translate that through the strut and slop in the system to cause toe out. A tire that's inboard will twist the system to give toe in.

Keep that in mind and consider rigging the static toe to allow for the compliance in the suspension system. You may think you've got good toe, when in fact, when it's needed most, it's nothing like you think.