Thread: Bumpsteer ?
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Old March 26th 2010, 10:12
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I would imagine that what you experienced is bumpsteer but usually the effect is not so pronounced. The effect was probably magnified by the spacers on the wheels that have moved the contact patch of the tyre outside of the kingpin inclination/road patch point that will increase the leverage on the steering. What caster are you running? If you haven't corrected the caster then any loss will again magnify the effect because the steering doesn't want to correct. Also, is your steering damper working as it should? The damper will reduce the violence of the movement that you will naturally correct.
In conclusion I would first get the caster checked and adjusted as required, then check and replace the steering damper. If that fails get rid of the spacers and finally level the tie rods that will require some engineering. There are of course, bumpsteer bushes available that you might try.
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