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

[Ken Green]

Mike,

    I think installing a camber lock sorta does that?  At least the instructions I have seen look like part of the camber lock acts as a shim  moving the upper ball joint towards the rear.

Ken
 

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 From: Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Any experience with Marino's offset control arm bushings to increase caster?
  

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

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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
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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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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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   Mike,
       I think installing a camber lock sorta does that?  At least the
   instructions I have seen look like part of the camber lock acts as a
   shim  moving the upper ball joint towards the rear.
   Ken
   From: Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
   To: 'Ken Green' <kenn_green at yahoo.com>; cengles at cox.net
   Cc: detomaso at poca.com
   Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 5:07 PM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Any experience with Marino's offset control arm
   bushings to increase caster?
   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:[1]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Ken
   Green
   Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 12:29 PM
   To: [2]cengles at cox.net
   Cc: [3]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: "[4]cengles at cox.net" <[5]cengles at cox.net>
   To: [6]kenn_green at yahoo.com
   Cc: [7]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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