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Adjust Neg. Caster.

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by Stoked » Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:29 pm

Positive is that the centerline tilts back and your front tires are more foward, right? Cause thats what I need.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:33 pm

Do have any of the measurements they did? With built in 3 to 4 degrees of positive...I do not know how you could be negative. It would seem something haw to be bent or worn. Are you sure it was negative and not just out of the suggested range?
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by Stoked » Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:46 pm

I am 2 degrees negative of the required caster angle.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:55 pm

You are still positive then.

Left front is 3.3 to 4.5 suggested and 3.5 to 4.7 for right. I was told the difference is for the crown in most roads.
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by Stoked » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:45 pm

STILL dealing with this! I took it to another place and explained my situation and told him about the crash where I got hit on the front passnger side. He was looking at it and said that it is possible that the column where the UCA botls onto may have been bent in. He says that if I go to a collision repair shop and pull that column out half an inch he should be able to fix the caster anlgle. Does this make sense to you guys?
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by djthumper » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:57 pm

That would make sense. If it was damaged in the accident and not repaired because they didn't measure it correctly. If I remember correctly they allow 3/16" tolerance on most body components. We had guys that would fudge it a little and make things even up so it looked correct.
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