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compress ignite 04-19-2004 10:27 PM

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?

gsxr 04-20-2004 02:59 PM

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...

:D

md21722 04-20-2004 03:46 PM

You're seeing the 9-10 degrees of Caster that Mercedes uses on these cars.

rickg 04-20-2004 05:11 PM

Always wondered about that too. Whats a "normal" caster angle on other cars?

N8Scafe 04-20-2004 05:49 PM

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.

psfred 04-20-2004 07:38 PM

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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