Installed the Baer Trackers
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Installed the Baer Trackers Installed the Baer Trackers last night. There was about 8 degrees of angle in my steering prior (I didn’t measure it). Now it as at zero with the car sitting in the tires. I also was able to straighten my steering wheel out since I had both tie rod ends off.
The install was pretty simple though there was some trial and error required in getting it set up properly. The spacers have to be checked with the car on the ground and to adjust them the car must be jacked up again an the wheel removed. Not bad if you are using two jacks though.
Note: The photos were taken with the car on jacks and the tires off.
A real must for any lowered car IMO.
The install was pretty simple though there was some trial and error required in getting it set up properly. The spacers have to be checked with the car on the ground and to adjust them the car must be jacked up again an the wheel removed. Not bad if you are using two jacks though.
Note: The photos were taken with the car on jacks and the tires off.
A real must for any lowered car IMO.
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When you lower a car the angle that the steering rack ends make with the spindle change. As a result when you hit a bump and the wheel sweeps through the arc it can upset the geometry. These correct this so that the rack is horizontal when in its natural state so that "bump steer" is eliminated.
Understanding Bump Steer:
Lowering a vehicle or altering its caster and/or camber can lead to unsafe driving conditions, commonly called "bump steer." Simple maneuvers, such as hard braking, cornering or traveling over road-surface irregularities, can cause the vehicle to dart in an unexpected direction.
Baer Trackers™ solve this problem! The pin-height-adjustable tie rods allow compensation for ride height and suspension geometry changes, enabling a more optimal range of articulation between the tie rod and
the steering arm. Steering geometry is optimized and
bump steer is eradicated.
(To adjust the tie rod height, simply move the steel
spacers from one side of the spherical bearings.)
Understanding Bump Steer:
Lowering a vehicle or altering its caster and/or camber can lead to unsafe driving conditions, commonly called "bump steer." Simple maneuvers, such as hard braking, cornering or traveling over road-surface irregularities, can cause the vehicle to dart in an unexpected direction.
Baer Trackers™ solve this problem! The pin-height-adjustable tie rods allow compensation for ride height and suspension geometry changes, enabling a more optimal range of articulation between the tie rod and
the steering arm. Steering geometry is optimized and
bump steer is eradicated.
(To adjust the tie rod height, simply move the steel
spacers from one side of the spherical bearings.)
