heel toe and stock pedal box
04-20-2016, 10:43 AM
#16
Race Car
Originally Posted by robt964
^ the issue with adjusting this to move the pedal out more is that it increases the throw of the pedal before it hits the end stop. This results in strain being taken by the throttle cable and the throttle body. This screw is used to adjust the pedal so that with it flat against the end stop the throttle is fully open without the mech being under strain. What you should be doing is padding out the pedal to move the contact point.
Other guys I know have an overlay with spacers.
But---my suggestion was only for "if you need to move the pedal and want to spend zero" - there is the answer. Not ideal. But that's a way to get it done.
04-21-2016, 05:59 PM
#18
^ the issue with adjusting this to move the pedal out more is that it increases the throw of the pedal before it hits the end stop. This results in strain being taken by the throttle cable and the throttle body. This screw is used to adjust the pedal so that with it flat against the end stop the throttle is fully open without the mech being under strain. What you should be doing is padding out the pedal to move the contact point.