Recent content by Ranger Mike

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Read page 22 post # 646, 647 etc. about Ackermann

Welcome and thank you for the kind words. From what little info you provided, I say you are close to ideal from the book learning point of view. Book says springs are lf 350, rt ft 400, lft rear 225, rt rear 250 to 300 ideal weight is 58% left side. 51% rear, 57% cross weight toe out on 1/4...

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Convert all of your active part prints to CAD 3D models. You can scan your legacy part prints at any FedEx office. Pricing: $5.99/3 sq. ft. or less $9.99 over 3 sq. ft. Store the scan in PDF format. The problem is that this scan is a Raster scan ( pixelated) in PDF Raster format...

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A stock car racing Saturday night will have a right front tire temperature up to 225° F tread temperature. Inside the tire will be up to 255° F tread temperature. Internal tire temperature (often called core, carcass, bulk, or inner liner temperature) refers to the heat deeper inside the tire's...

During a stock car race, we need to maintain a proper tire diameter once the tire is brought up to proper operating temperatures. usually 180 to 210 degrees F. depending upon the weight of vehicle and particular tire compound. in order to maintain the proper diameter, we use nitrogen instead of...

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https://www.mcmaster.com/4550T5/ you can buy a temperature controller for $ 50 many heat tape temp ranges available if you look at the web site

will 900 degrees F do it? https://www.mcmaster.com/products/flexible-strip-heaters/heating-tape-2~/maximum-heat-output~900-f/

Rear end camber The tighter the track the more stagger is needed. A ¼ mile paperclip track means up to 4 inch stagger. That is a lot of camber angle added to a neutral camber rear axle tire. Both stagger and camber are used together in oval racing to help the car "turn itself" into the...

How hot do you wish to heat it? pls advise temperature.

I thought you would like some good news in 2026 So you think we don't make things in the USA any more??? Subject: US Manufacturing total GDP compared to the worlds GDP , a look at 2014 and today, end of 2025 estimate. ..the 2025 stats are not in yet! Often when we talk about manufacturing and...