The GU not driving straight...
Submitted: Saturday, Sep 11, 2004 at 00:17
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Member - Andrew(WA)
Thanks to all that replied to this post (16181)
Great response and good feedback. I'll just get a caster kit as mentioned in most posts I think, because with standard tyres it did drive straight. Not sure why the bigger tyres do this but i'm obviously no orphan.
cheers everyone.
Andrew
Reply By: Member Eric - Saturday, Sep 11, 2004 at 07:41
Saturday, Sep 11, 2004 at 07:41
Andrew , I never saw your original thread , but took a read now. I dont think a castor kit is your answer. If you take a stick and place it vertical against the wheel. Mover to and away from the guard. This is your camber movement . Only effected by the up and down movement of the vehicle . I think your steering wheel hasn't been set up correctly in your wheel alighment . A wheel needs to be set at 11 oclock in a wheel alighment to allow for the camber of the road. The reason you notice it more on a hwy , is because they have more camber than city streets.
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Reply By: Patrol22 (Queanbeyan - Saturday, Sep 11, 2004 at 16:23
Saturday, Sep 11, 2004 at 16:23
Andrew I agree entirely with Eric - a cater kit will only address the problems inherent with raising or lowering a vehicle. You appear to have the same (or similiar) problem that I have with my GU. I recently took it to NQ Truck Alignment Centre in
Cairns on my way back from
Cape York and they advise me that this problem could be fixed by realigning the steering wheel. Didn't have it done at the time as it requires that the battery be disconnected for a while to disarm the airbag properly (so I was told) before the steering wheel can be removed. The guy that did the alignment said the problem would be fixed by realigning be just one notch on the spline.
Cheers
Pete
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Follow Up By: Patrol22 (Queanbeyan - Saturday, Sep 11, 2004 at 16:24
Saturday, Sep 11, 2004 at 16:24
ooops - that should read 'caster kit' and not 'cater kit'
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Follow Up By: Member Eric - Sunday, Sep 12, 2004 at 18:17
Sunday, Sep 12, 2004 at 18:17
Pete , you can change wheel angle withought taking your steering wheel off . All the do is lock the wheel in the possition they want, and adjust toe in to suit .
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Reply By: Moz - Sunday, Sep 12, 2004 at 21:49
Sunday, Sep 12, 2004 at 21:49
G'day Andrew,
Have to disagree, sounds like you do need a castor kit to correct a small
problem which your big tyres may be exagerating.
Wheel alignments are fairly complex which are a lot more involved than the
standard $35 check which usually is just a toe-in adjustment.
Sounds like the vehicle tries to pull left which is more than just an off-centre steering wheel.
Cheers
Moz
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew(WA) - Monday, Sep 13, 2004 at 14:12
Monday, Sep 13, 2004 at 14:12
Yes Moz, I agree.
never had any dramas with the steering wheel being off centre before the bigger tyres.
I know it can't be an off centre steering wheel because if I hold the steering wheel dead centre, she still drifts left.
Castor is the answer I think.
cheers
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