12:05 Garage- ’70 Duster build
Hit the autocross this past weekend armed with my tire pyrometer. The picture below is a snapshot of a video my wife took. This was a 180 degree turn. Note how vertical the right front tire is. That looks pretty good to me! I actually think I have a touch too much camber or caster because the tire temps are slightly warmer on the inside of the tires. I deflated the tire 2lbs from my normal to let the tire flex more, which proved to have some improvement. Later in the day I attached a go pro to the quarter window which also captured my gauge cluster. I was going through the apex of this 180 degree corner at 30mph. I know it doesn't seem fast, but next time you are driving, take a 90 degree turn at 30 and see how it feels in your daily. There was also a 5 cone slalom that I ran through at 50mph. Cones were 30 paces apart, so maybe 90'. (Yes I pace off the slaloms when I walk the course to make sure they aren't decreasing distance.)
I'm thinking I may take .25 degrees of caster out before then next autocross to see if that helps any. I love that I'm to the point where I'm making such minor adjustments. Why did I wait so long to get a tire pyrometer?!?
Hit the autocross this past weekend armed with my tire pyrometer. The picture below is a snapshot of a video my wife took. This was a 180 degree turn. Note how vertical the right front tire is. That looks pretty good to me! I actually think I have a touch too much camber or caster because the tire temps are slightly warmer on the inside of the tires. I deflated the tire 2lbs from my normal to let the tire flex more, which proved to have some improvement. Later in the day I attached a go pro to the quarter window which also captured my gauge cluster. I was going through the apex of this 180 degree corner at 30mph. I know it doesn't seem fast, but next time you are driving, take a 90 degree turn at 30 and see how it feels in your daily. There was also a 5 cone slalom that I ran through at 50mph. Cones were 30 paces apart, so maybe 90'. (Yes I pace off the slaloms when I walk the course to make sure they aren't decreasing distance.)
I'm thinking I may take .25 degrees of caster out before then next autocross to see if that helps any. I love that I'm to the point where I'm making such minor adjustments. Why did I wait so long to get a tire pyrometer?!?