Older than dirt
Air
Terms
Angles
Alignment
100
is 1/2 diamond shape spring pack
What is sem-elliptical spring
100
2 types of air bags
What are convoluted and reversible sleve
100
angle not adjustable on H-D trucks
What is camber
100
causes wheel instability, wandering and poor steer wheel recovery
What is to little postive caster
100
tends to make the steer tires return to straight ahead
What is postive caster
200
deflection of the spring at an equal and even rate
What is a constant rate spring
200
another name for an air bag
What is a air spring
200
term for the tire on the inside to turn tighter than the tire on the outside
What is ackerman geometry
200
max cross caster difference
What is 0.05*
200
caster is a directional stability angle that doesn't affect what
What is tire wear
300
leafs are thicker in center than out on the ends
What is a tappered leaf spring
300
demension used to describe the distance from the ground to the frame
What is ride height
300
left rear tire closer to frame than the right rear tire
What is axle offset
300
Ideal toe setting for radial tire running down the road
What is 0*
300
the tilt of the tire inward at the top as viewed from the side
What is negitive camber
400
job you always let the speciality shop do
What are walking beam bushings
400
must be used with air bags because of uncontroled oscillation
What is a shock absortor
400
a stack of tempered steel bars clamped together by a bolt thru the center
What is a leaf spring
400
defines the toe setting
What is lenght of tie rod assy.
400
the rearward tilt of the king pin at the top as viewed from the side
What is positive caster
500
used between 2 leaf springs on one side to even out axle load
What is an equalizer
500
term used to allow for dthe level vaalve to not respond to bumps and typical road shock
What is hyd. delay
500
2 ways to adjust axle alignment when thrust and scrub angles are off
What are shims and eccentric bushings
500
tracking angle of the tires from a true sttraight ahead
What is toe setting
500
used to compensate for that slight tendency of steer tire to toe out when going down the road
What is positive camber
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