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Old 05-29-2013, 03:21 PM   #4
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Re: I Found the Magic Button!

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Originally Posted by MusicMan70 View Post
Thanks, Sure wish I had this for reference when I took mine's in for alignment. I had just rebuilt the front end and it took me two trips before the guy got it right. This should help.
Well I hope it does help and he can get it straight for you!

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Originally Posted by jjzepplin View Post
"Castor MOD"? Is that where you switch the upper control arms and move the lowers forward?
I tested switching the uppers and it gives waay too much Caster (13° to 14°). So swapping the uppers is a dream and doesn't work but you are correct about moving the lower arms forward. You would redrill for the locating pin 3/4" forward to come up with 6° to 7° of caster. I will be drilling mine at both 1/2" and 3/4" to see what the difference is. The only problem with dialing in caster this way is that it tilts the steering arm up and back and messes with bump steer so I will be testing to see what effect both 3/4" and 1/2" have on both caster and bumpsteer.
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