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Technical caster angle

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by simon sinkinson, May 19, 2020.

  1. MERCURYGUY
    Joined: Jul 30, 2009
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    I had an issue with my 36 and took it to a place that does primary truck alignment. They had to bend the axle to align it. Worked super after that
     
  2. Kiwi 4d
    Joined: Sep 16, 2006
    Posts: 3,802

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    My next problem is the car sometimes jumps out of gear when you take your foot of the gas . I dare not ask .
    I suggest you start a new thread on the jumping out of gear, but is it second gear on an early ford 3 speed?
     
  3. simon sinkinson
    Joined: Jul 19, 2019
    Posts: 52

    simon sinkinson
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    After levelling 4 points in the garage with slate and adjusting the tracking I now have
    Camber .8 degree
    Caster 7 degrees
    and tow in 1/32
    Steering damper on and no death wobble yet .
    If it returns I will try tow out .
    The problem with it jumping out of gear on the overrun is not something I will try unless it is super simple fix so I will give it to Bob Froch over here in the winter to fix .
    I Like the idea of having a rope to tie it into top to get both hands on the wheel . Saw it on one of the posts here .
    Thanks again for all you help
     
  4. Almostdone
    Joined: Dec 19, 2019
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    Thanks for closing the loop on the fix.
     
  5. sunbeam
    Joined: Oct 22, 2010
    Posts: 6,382

    sunbeam
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    Is there only wheel weights on one side of the rim? If it was bubble balanced not spin balanced that could be the cause. With a bubble it can't tell if the tire is heavy on the inside or out side. Say in your case if outside is heavy and the weights are on the inside you get a qyro effect running in a different plane.
     
    Last edited: May 24, 2020
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