[DeTomaso] Any experience with Marino's offset control arm bushings to increase caster?

Mike Thomas mbefthomas at comcast.net
Wed Apr 2 20:07:29 EDT 2014


The other thing to do is to move all of the shims on your ball joint to the
forward side.  That in combination with the bushings greatly improved my
self-centering even with 245 front tires.

My wife would agree on the self-centering part . . . . ;-)

Mike Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Ken Green
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 12:29 PM
To: cengles at cox.net
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Any experience with Marino's offset control arm
bushings to increase caster?

Chuck,

    Marino said they only provide maybe one additional degree of caster. 
Did you do something more than just make one end thinner?  Seems like you
can only get maybe 1/8 inch (1/4 inch total) of shifting?  I'm not sure what
the separation between ball joints is, but that looks like less than 2
degrees of added caster?

Ken
 

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 From: "cengles at cox.net" <cengles at cox.net>
To: kenn_green at yahoo.com 
Cc: detomaso at poca.com 
Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Any experience with Marino's offset control arm
bushings to increase caster?
  

   Dear Ken,

               1) no experience with Marino's offset bushings

              2)  The offset homemade bushings I have provide 5 degrees of
   positive caster with major improvement in handling and high speed
   stability.  Highly recommended

              3)   Marino is a good guy and a reliable, reputable vendor
   in my opinion.

                                Go buy'em,   Chuck Engles

   On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Ken Green wrote:

   > Can anyone comment of the benefitA and durability ofA Marino's offset
   front control armA bushings?A

   >

   > Thanks,

   >

   > Ken

   >

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