jporter12 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Def not good, on a car (as compared to a truck with big tires) it's almost tough to get it that far off without trying to fail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashweights Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 took it back in, they fixed it. seems good now. also found the source of the exhaust rattle so i gotta take a bit more off the resonator-muffler pipe. all is well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Nice! Good that they took care of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashweights Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 one oddity they noted is the caster on the wheels is a bit off, but there's no manufacturer-specified way to adjust this so the front caster is just slightly off. and apparently no way to adjust rear camber either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 one oddity they noted is the caster on the wheels is a bit off, but there's no manufacturer-specified way to adjust this so the front caster is just slightly off. and apparently no way to adjust rear camber either.How much is it off? If it's only a small amount, sometimes, the cradle can be shifted a little bit to help. Although, a small amount won't make a difference. Caster is not a tire wearing angle, it mainly helps with straight-line stability. Think of the forks on your bike, now compare that to the struts on the front of your car. Same deal, pretty much. If caster is a bit more than specified, it will help with the car wanting to stay straight, as it's running down the road. if there's a BIG difference in the amount of caster from side to side (cross caster) it COULD tend to lead to the side with the most. It won't be so much of a PULL, and it takes quite a bit to cause an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashweights Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 How much is it off? If it's only a small amount, sometimes, the cradle can be shifted a little bit to help. Although, a small amount won't make a difference. Caster is not a tire wearing angle, it mainly helps with straight-line stability. Think of the forks on your bike, now compare that to the struts on the front of your car. Same deal, pretty much. If caster is a bit more than specified, it will help with the car wanting to stay straight, as it's running down the road. if there's a BIG difference in the amount of caster from side to side (cross caster) it COULD tend to lead to the side with the most. It won't be so much of a PULL, and it takes quite a bit to cause an issue.it's just slight and only causes a barely noticable pull to the right, but it's almost irrelevant. so no worries. last night was fun, spent about an hour under the car with a flashlight hacksawing off another 2" of midpipe to get the muffler seated in a way that didnt cause the midpipe to rub up against the car and make a ton of noise. all better now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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