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Old 01-13-2012, 11:06 AM   #20
chevyrestoguy
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Re: My caster mod (with pictures)

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Mike-
....Moving the arm forward .75" will effectively move the tie rod attach point on the spindle up slightly and slightly to the rear. Because the change is occuring at an arc, the collective position change in the upward and rearward direction is very small.
Yeah, that was a typo on my part. I meant to say forward instead of aft.

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Didn't you move the LCA forward? That would move the tie rod attachment forward?
Only the lower arm was moved forward, so it rolled the tie rod attach point on the spindle slightly up and back. To visualize this, get two pencils and tape them together like a cross. Then, place them between your two index fingers and then move the lower finger slightly forward. If I moved both lower and upper control arms forward an equal distance, the tie rod attach point would be moved forward because the spindle moved the same distance.
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