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From: kens@orca.UUCP (Ken Serack)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Struts
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Date: Tue, 7-May-85 13:11:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  7 13:11:12 1985
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> > > > Can some of our automotive afficianados educate me as to the wonderful
> > > > things Macphersons do for me so that when I have to go chip in my
> > > > $140 I can at least pretend to be happy about it?  Since my car is
> > > > new I hope this will be some time to come.
> > > 
> > > 1. They cost less to manufacture.
> > > 
> > > 2. They do not require adjustment for caster or camber.
> 
> > True, but I would state item 2 as "They do not *allow* adjustment for castor
> > or camber". This, plus the fact that they give generally poor wheel geometry
> > are both deficits.
> > 
>
>Wrong -- My VW Rabbit has struts, and does allow camber adjustment,
>as do a number of other strut cars.
	Ken Serack
	Tektronix, Inc.
	tektronix!orca!kens