Castor correction: offset bushes v plates
Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 04, 2005 at 22:20
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Member - Roachie (SA)
G'day all,
A question for you Patrol owners with a bit of
suspension lift?
My GU has 4" front lift springs. To date I have not done anything to the castor angles.
I want to correct this and am torn between using offset bushes (2 or 3 degree) and the castor plates that are available. The old girl has done 150,000klm and has never even had a wheel alignment. The beauty of castor plates is that they allow the original bushes to remain......I have heard that the offset bushes tend to wear more quickly on the side with less "meat". However, I have always thought that the plates were only intended for use on vehicles with 6" lift or more???
The other alternative is to get a truck alignment place to do the whole job of aligning and doing the castor correction all at once.
Thanks for your rsponses....................
Reply By: Kiwi Ray - Thursday, Jan 06, 2005 at 07:11
Thursday, Jan 06, 2005 at 07:11
Hi Roachie
In the ideal world the drive shaft flanges sould be parallel.
With a
suspension lift this is difficult to get, the caster bushes and or plates can help. If your truck tracks straight on the road and does not wander I do not think it is worth the trouble.
If you decide to level the front diff it does increase the U/J angles quite a bit, also you may need to lengthen the front drive shaft or have a spacer made and fit between the drive shaft and pinion flange
The poly type camber bushes have been in my competition truck for 3 years and atre still Ok and they are cheaper than OE
Ray
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