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caster for trail only rig

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:56 pm
by 4sum4
what caster would be best for a trail only rig,I got to rotate the nuckles and this is were there at now
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:49 pm
by -Richo-
is that positive 3 or 4 degrees? that should be ok for offroad and onroad, i think cruiser and lux castor from the factory is positive 3. Are you linking the front or sticking with leaves? if linking make the upper/s adjustable.

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:09 pm
by 4sum4
Yeah linking the front now,the reason is for pinion clearance to bell housing(rolled the diff down),I want to stick with a high pinion
I`m not quite sure on pos and neg with caster but I`m sure thats neg,I`m sure it`s 2-5 pos is good for onroad

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:48 pm
by -Richo-
if you draw an imaginary line through the centre point of both swivel bearings this is the castor angle... if its pointing towards the front from zero its positive, back is negative, from the looks of your pic its positive 3-4 degrees.

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:26 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
We run the buggies @9 degrees
SAM

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:22 pm
by N*A*M
did you eye ball your castor angles sam? because they're not 9* and they're not the same either. :lol: