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Looking for an aftermarket camber/caster kit.
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Author:  riptricket [ Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:38 am ]
Post subject:  Looking for an aftermarket camber/caster kit.
firestone can't get the caster in spec and said that this would solve the problem.
What do thine gurus think?
Author:  Arkie [ Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for an aftermarket camber/caster kit.
What exactly is the issue with caster? Not enough or too much? Caster is the most misunderstood of all automotive geometric equations. And the most catch all excuse when we in the auto industry can't figure out WTF is going on.

Bob


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Author:  riptricket [ Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for an aftermarket camber/caster kit.
Not enough threads left they said.
Author:  tommudd [ Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for an aftermarket camber/caster kit.
There isn't one, go to another shop that knows what they are doing
Author:  u2slow [ Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for an aftermarket camber/caster kit.
I'm happy with my trial & error tape measure alignment. Just sayin'. :mrgreen:
Author:  Arkie [ Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for an aftermarket camber/caster kit.
riptricket wrote:
Not enough threads left they said.



Since your Jeep uses "cam bolt/washer" adjustment mechanism (one of the best methods, by the way) the "not enough threads" is total horse schizzle. Problem with this system comes when with front or rear bolt maxxed out the ball joint hasn't moved far enough forward, or rearward (NOT in and out, that's camber) to reach allowable tolerances. Think of the A arm as a triangle if you move two inner corners of triangle in or out that changes camber. If you move one in and the other out an equal amount(shifting the outer corner of triangle forward or rearward) that's caster.

As TM says, nobody's building such a kit as it would require some method of lengthening one leg of the A arm and shortening the other.

Tom, as a newbie to a site oldtimer, I have no doubt your hearts in the right place and you really want to be helpful, but your "bedside manner" sucks. :mrgreen:

Bob
Author:  Arkie [ Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for an aftermarket camber/caster kit.
Specialty Products Company "SPC" is the worlds leader in aftermarket products and technology for the alignment industry. Check out the Terms and definitions on page 6 of their 172 page catalog;

http://www.spcalignment.com/images/stor ... 15-web.pdf

Their techs on the toll free hotline might even be able to give some pointers,,,,IF you know what questions to ask.

Bob
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