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whats with gu's pulling left. & cheezyfrontbar price?

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:30 pm
by Bingham
got mine and a few mates... all balanced alignd, if lifted castor corrected.....


the things just want to go left.... not sure whether freaky co-incidence

also wondering what the cheezy tube bars are worth for my 04 gu

cheers
bingham

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:32 pm
by mickyd555
you just cant drive ya nancy.............. :finger:

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:37 pm
by DNA Off Road
GU front bar RRP $1000 unfitted [+ Freight]

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:02 pm
by Bingham
mickyd555 wrote:you just cant drive ya nancy.............. :finger:
u just cut some rust out of ya leaf sprung bucket then come talk to me :finger: :armsup: :D u actually going to come on our DI trip.... or u got some pissy excuse..


and thanks for the price on the bar,,,,

mark

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:05 pm
by mickyd555
i might be at DI.......ill have to steer right all the way to get there whough from the sounds of it..... :finger: ill check out the dates now...... :D

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:36 pm
by GU BUG
I have the same problem with mine :? & farked if I know why :armsup:. Also, whilst I'm sure you're probably aware :?. I'm pretty sure the with the CHEEZY bars, insurance companies won't cover you if you have one on :roll:. I was thinking of getting one from ON TRACK 4X4 but was told that my vehicle won't be covered because I couldn't prove they're compatable with airbags :x. As good as they are, I didn't think it was worth risking it....... Then again if you've already gone out & got yourself a big lift, running on 35s & whatever else the RTA doesn't like us having, you might aswell go with the Cheezy bar ;). That's my 2 cents worth anyway :)

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:21 pm
by J Top
What happens when you drive down the wrong side of the road, does it pull right ie camber of the road affecting steering.
When you say castor is corrected, what castor are you running?
If you give the left more castor then the right it will neutrulize or pull right, maybe 1 to 2 degrees
J Top

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:26 pm
by Surfin Alec
A guy at work has the same problem with his GU. After a lot of research he found that his wheelbase isn't square. The distance between the right side and left side wheels differ. From the factory!
He found out with a guy at a truck align place after they measured every thing to try to work out what was wrong with the pulling to the left syndrome.

Have a measure and compare.

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:27 pm
by sierrajim
PM LJEXTREME for the price in the Cheezy bar

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... file&u=618

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:33 pm
by rick130
generally it's just road camber causing it. Landies do the same thing, and if I drive my Defender down the wrong side of the road, it steers to the right, as does SWMBO's GU.
Lengthening the wheelbase on the LHS with a slightly thicker radius arm bush can stop the pulling to the left, as can more castor on the LHS.
Super Pro make a radius arm bush for coil sprung Landies to correct this. Give them a call, thay may have something for the Patrol as well.

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:07 am
by Bingham
i can assure you it's not just rd camber..... mine has no lift yet....

mate has 3 inch alll aligned etc and castor correction kit and his does the same...

and ill pass on the cheezy bar if thats the case....

got a couple of 2nd handies alloy in mind.... wbut would prefer a steel winch bar if possible so if you know of any cheap let me know.
thanks
bingham

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:23 am
by Bartso
the prob could be the beer that is in your left hand mate :D

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:34 am
by turbogu
Sorry for the hi-jack but any one got any photos of a cheezy bar on a gu, i have seen heaps on gq's but never on a gu and am looking into a bar for mine

cheers guys

sean

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:06 pm
by Davidh
Are you running a return to centre steering dampner?
If they're not adjusted right, they'll pull to one side.

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:49 pm
by Bingham
Davidh wrote:Are you running a return to centre steering dampner?
If they're not adjusted right, they'll pull to one side.
no sir...stock..... as

seems to have been aggrevated by new larger size cooper muddies?

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:23 am
by bazzle
A couple have been improved by a large washer in the GU left front radius arm, next to the big nut shape bit. About 10 to 12mm.
Bigger tyres can accetuate the prob.

Bazzle

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:03 pm
by kroozer91
Bingham wrote:
Davidh wrote:Are you running a return to centre steering dampner?
If they're not adjusted right, they'll pull to one side.
no sir...stock..... as

seems to have been aggrevated by new larger size cooper muddies?
check out your panhard rods and bushes :D

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:41 pm
by Bingham
kroozer91 wrote:
Bingham wrote:
Davidh wrote:Are you running a return to centre steering dampner?
If they're not adjusted right, they'll pull to one side.
no sir...stock..... as

seems to have been aggrevated by new larger size cooper muddies?
check out your panhard rods and bushes :D
i would hope a gu with 39 000 kms should have all been in a1 cond..... so by the sounds of it it's a nissan fault?

may be time to try this washer

bingham

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:55 pm
by mickyd555
Bingham wrote:
kroozer91 wrote:
Bingham wrote:
Davidh wrote:Are you running a return to centre steering dampner?
If they're not adjusted right, they'll pull to one side.
no sir...stock..... as

seems to have been aggrevated by new larger size cooper muddies?
check out your panhard rods and bushes :D
i would hope a gu with 39 000 kms should have all been in a1 cond..... so by the sounds of it it's a nissan fault?

may be time to try this washer

bingham
i still reckon its cause ya a nancy........... :finger:

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:03 pm
by Ryano
From factory they come with not enough left to right split in the castor to counteract the camber pull on Australian roads. The stronger case construction and straighter sidewalls of your better quality tyre brands have a tendency of accentuating the natural desire to go left.
Can take some playing around to sort them out.

Cheers,
Ryano

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:15 am
by Bingham
Ryano wrote:From factory they come with not enough left to right split in the castor to counteract the camber pull on Australian roads. The stronger case construction and straighter sidewalls of your better quality tyre brands have a tendency of accentuating the natural desire to go left.
Can take some playing around to sort them out.

Cheers,
Ryano
looks like ryano will be getting a few visits in the future :armsup: good man.....

and micky555,
in not sure whats worse and x-taxi driver or an x-minetruck driver..,....
:D :D

mark