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From: dca@edison.UUCP (David C. Albrecht)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Re: Struts
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Date: Mon, 13-May-85 09:38:04 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 13 09:38:04 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.

My Daytona also allows adjustment of camber by bolts which hold the strut
on which is why replacement of the strut requires a re-alignment.  So far
I haven't gotten any responses on this that seem to indicate any advantages
to the things.  I had thought that Macphersons originated from the race
track circuit and that there was some concrete reason that they were better
not just cheaper (for them).  Sigh.

David Albrecht
General Electric