New hood and suspension settings

[Mytvr]

What sort of a job is fitting a new hood to my 350i?
Can anybody please supply me with front and rear suspension geometry settings for the 350i. I have fitted new bushes and want to check all readings - caster, camber, kpi and tracking on front and rear.

[shpub]

Front
Toe in(mm) 3.2 +- 1.5
Camber(deg) 0+-0.5
Kingpin(deg) 6 incline
Castor (deg) 3.0 +- 0.5

Back:
Toe in(mm) 4.5 +- 1.5
Camber(deg) 0.5+-0.5

Steve

[tvr350i]

Steve, where are the Toe in MEASURED ??? Back in old Sweden we use deg for Toe in! WHERE it´s measured can do some difference! I´m feeling a bit bamboozled here.. Also Steve, in your opinion, what is the ultimate Wedge geometry setup? (If you don´t mind sharing some of your secrets..) I´m running my Wedge with: castor:4.5(PAS) and camber:-1.5(rear and front) but i´d like to improve things further.
/Bengt

[shpub]

Toe in is normally measured by comparing the difference in width at the front and back of the wheel rim. Toe in indicates that this distance is smaller at the front than the back. Can be measured by degrees but the figures I have are for distance.

As for ultimate settings... hmmm. How deep are your pockets and what do you want to achieve. There is no ultimate as the settings depend on the surface and speed that you travel. One thing I do have is a hell of a lot of negative camber front and back which means I only get good grip when I push round corners... like 100+ through bends! This is not a road setting and it dramatically shortens tyre life as well. Last year the 520 got through about 20 + tyres with the power wearing aout the rears and the geometry settings wearing out the fronts.

Trying a new suspension setup this year to help reduce the wear but keep the handling.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

Fired the new engine up last night. A lot smoother. Looks good for testing at Bruntingthorpe on Saturday.