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126 steering,tires lean into the turn:does 124 turnthe same way
126 chassis "leans" the tires into the turn ( all kind of benefits)
Does the 124 chassis lean the tires into the turnthe same way? |
Yup. Most Mercedes do that, it's part of the reason they all have such a tight turning radius. It's a little hard on tires if you do a lot of parking-lot manuevers but I'll happily accept that little quirk...
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You're seeing the 9-10 degrees of Caster that Mercedes uses on these cars.
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Always wondered about that too. Whats a "normal" caster angle on other cars?
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Is that why the tires look all screwy when I park with the wheels turned sharply?
I was hoping this was the reason and not that there was something wrong. It doesn't really look good, but I do appreciate that tight turning radius on a larger car like that. |
Caster on American cars varies from 0 to about 8 degrees, I think (may be more on more modern designs). The lean on turning is also kingpin inclination (the "tilt" of the steering knuckle pivot inward at the top --- no one actually used kingpins except Ford on the Twin I-beam truck suspension after 1972).
This is a good thing -- as the body rolls, the tire patch stays flat on the pavement. They do look a bit funky, though, af full turn. Peter |
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