[DeTomaso] Increasing Caster

[Charles Engles]

Dear Richard,


            Another testimonial!   The first offset bushings I did produced
about exactly the same results (before&after).  So...worshipping at the
temple of "some is good, more is better", I ended up with one set of custom
a arms that produced 4 degrees positive caster and a subsequent set of
*really* offset bushings in the other car that produced five degrees
positive caster..

         As you noted, the results are great.  The only downside is that
with the off set bushings plus 5 degrees of caster and wide tires, it is
very possible to snag the front outer fender lip with a tire during a bump
in a turn, i.e. entering a drive way, etc.   That leads to a visit to the
paint and body man.


                      Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of richard bosch
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 8:33 PM
To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Increasing Caster

Funny you guys bring this up as i just did the offset bushings sourced from
Pantera East on the upper and lower a arms on my 1973 GT5 conversion last
week.I have 295/30/18 Toyo R888 tires on a 10 inch wide rim.
Previous caster left 1.7 degrees,right 1.9 degrees.
Final caster left 3.1 degrees,right 3.2 degrees.
The bushing swap was very easy to do as i had urethane bushings in the a
arms previously.Stock bushing removal is a lot more difficult and time
consuming.
The car drives a world better.Before it was nervous or twitchy over uneven
road surfaces.Now it is very stable.No noticeable increase in steering
effort.
I highly recommend doing the bushings.
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