Page 1 of 1
castor correction on a hilux
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:56 pm
by whiteknight
did a search but couldn't find a simple answer..
I got a wheel alignment after the Highsteer install and they said I need wedges under the front spring pack.
How do I tell what degree wedges I need?
Should the flat base of the steering arms be parellel to the ground?
What will it improve if I rectify this?
confused
Re: castor
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:30 pm
by Gribble
whiteknight wrote:did a search but couldn't find a simple answer..
I got a wheel alignment after the Highsteer install and they said I need wedges under the front spring pack.
How do I tell what degree wedges I need?
Should the flat base of the steering arms be parellel to the ground?
What will it improve if I rectify this?
confused
The alignment shop should be able to tell you how much you need, if not, i would find another alignment shop that can.
How wild have you gone with the spring perches and shackles? I had standard perch with a 2" longer shackle and 4 deg is what i had fitted and it came back into spec.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:10 am
by whiteknight
OK, was reading the post about the 80 series caster and got me thinking that mine is probably a bit out..
Wheel alignment printout
http://users.tpg.com.au/pandmcox/wheel%20alignment.pdf
So what is the standard caster on a solid axle 96 Hilux? I'm not sure how to read these properly but it appears mine is currently at over 5degrees? so what caster wedges should I be looking at getting?