I got the high steer and knuckles back for the SD D60 front axle. I’m wanting to start getting things setup for TRE’s gonna roll a wheel/tire in the garage and check arm clearance by throwing a brake rotor and unit bearing in the wheel and then drop the knuckle on it maybe later today.
the question is thus:
When you line up Ackerman angle for drilling location, your lining it up to the kingpin, ball joint or pivot point. The centreline of this point isn’t a straight line up or down but rather points outwards towards center of tire patch.
so, am I using the centreline of the pivot point at the height or location of the steering arm (at point where it attaches) or just the average point of centreline )which would be a floating point that exists in the middle of the hub around where the middle of u joint or birfield pivots at its most central point) ?
the question is thus:
When you line up Ackerman angle for drilling location, your lining it up to the kingpin, ball joint or pivot point. The centreline of this point isn’t a straight line up or down but rather points outwards towards center of tire patch.
so, am I using the centreline of the pivot point at the height or location of the steering arm (at point where it attaches) or just the average point of centreline )which would be a floating point that exists in the middle of the hub around where the middle of u joint or birfield pivots at its most central point) ?
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