So yesterday I'm in mid-thrash getting the Zonker buttoned-up when the news comes out that Montpelier's sogged-out for tonight. Bummer, but it does give me two more weeks to tinker, and also some time this morning to ask a question that may, to some, seem to have an obvious answer.
My much rubbed-on, many times altered Doemelt chassis came to me with a Bailey front axle assembly. The right side steering arm has 2 tierod mounting points, whereas the left side "combo" arm has only one (at the same point as the longest right side option); discretion being the better part of valor they say, so I've never changed how it originally came to me, which is to bolt the right end of the tierod the same distance from the kingpin as the left. Which brings me, finally, to the question:
Are the different locations for wing versus non-wing setups? If so, which is the non-wing? I'm assuming moving to the inner mount would increase the ackermann effect but I'm not quite geometrically-oriented enough to figure out which would be better for non-wing, more ackermann or less.
OK, back out to the shop; even if we don't get to race tonight I GOTTA get the Yellow Beastie on the ground and breathe some burned methanol & Uplon today...
