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Old 09-03-2017, 06:39 PM   #17
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Re: Fatman, TCI, or Scotts IFS/Chassis on 49 AD

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Originally Posted by Russell Ashley View Post
"On the Scotts front end, the thing looks super strong but the only thing that bugs me about it is that a front end man might kick you out of his shop when he sees what has to be done to adjust the caster and camber. From the looks of it you have to take the upper A arm loose and screw the ends of the arms in or out to do the adjustment and then put it back together to check it and then repeat if you need to adjust more."

Just a note for information here. That is how to adjust the camber. You keep the sides of the A arm even and adjust both the same. To set caster you use washers between the upper pivots. The good thing is that the suspension parts all mount to the cross member so should rarely require adjustment once set.
You are right on all counts !

The upper arms (L&R) will need to be adjusted at least 3 times and my front end man charges by the hour!
We have had two of these "adjusted" to get proper castor and camber & toe
And be sure and tell the front end guy about the set screws locking in the bolts
As solid as the A arms are I don't think there is much room for wear so it may be many miles before it needs adjustment again
Scott's does build "some" castor into the x-member and even setting up the suspension plumb and level it will still need to be dis assembled to make it exact (3+ hours)
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