[DeTomaso] Any experience with Marino's offset control arm bushings to increase caster?
Mike Thomas
mbefthomas at comcast.net
Fri Apr 4 00:16:33 EDT 2014
No, as the camber adjustment moves the top of the spindle in and out. We're
talking about castor here. Moving the shims to the front of the ball joint
at the top serves to move the top of the spindle to the rear, adding to the
offset top/bottom of the bushings. If you're lucky, your castor will be
even on both sides (don't ask me how I managed to get a car that is . . . ).
Good Luck
Mike
From: Ken Green [mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 10:21 PM
To: Mike Thomas; cengles at cox.net
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Any experience with Marino's offset control arm
bushings to increase caster?
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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To: 'Ken Green' <kenn_green at yahoo.com <mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com> >;
cengles at cox.net <mailto:cengles at cox.net>
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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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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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No, as the camber adjustment moves the top of the spindle in and out.
We're talking about castor here. Moving the shims to the front of the
ball joint at the top serves to move the top of the spindle to the
rear, adding to the offset top/bottom of the bushings. If you're
lucky, your castor will be even on both sides (don't ask me how I
managed to get a car that is . . . ).
Good Luck
Mike
From: Ken Green [mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 10:21 PM
To: Mike Thomas; cengles at cox.net
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Any experience with Marino's offset control arm
bushings to increase caster?
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 <[1]mbefthomas at comcast.net>
To: 'Ken Green' <[2]kenn_green at yahoo.com>; [3]cengles at cox.net
Cc: [4]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:[5]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Ken
Green
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 12:29 PM
To: [6]cengles at cox.net
Cc: [7]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: "[8]cengles at cox.net" <[9]cengles at cox.net>
To: [10]kenn_green at yahoo.com
Cc: [11]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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