Need Some Front End Help

[MrQuick]

After market arms that are advertise with additional built in caster should have the lower control arm ball joint boss further forward than a stock unit. However, they may have done it with the upper and left the lower alone. Which would explain your condition. 4.5* degrees on a stock arm set up would normally put you into the rear well as Rod illustrated.

Have you asked the GW guys about this? They have excellent customer service.

Vince

[AintQik]

Yes Vince and they are stumped. Like everyone else it took me a while to convince them everything was ok on my end. Now they are trying to figure out what I shoudl try.

After market arms that advertise with additional built in caster should have the lower control arm ball joint boss further forward than a stock unit. However, they may have done it with the upper and left the lower alone. Which would explain your condition. 4.5* degrees on a stock arm set up would normally put you into the rear well as Rod illustrated.

Have you asked the GW guys about this? They have excellent customer service.

Vince

[AintQik]

The GlLobal guy and I were staring at pictures scratching our heads when I said, another thing that stinks is those big block springs are bottomed out and I can't get it to go any lower, even if we get it to steer I'll have to change those. Then he said the spring should ride half way up the shock body which its not even close. So, we are thinking the wrong spring is in there and I will remove one and check the length and part number. How that is going to affect the front to back I don't know but at least its something.

[MrQuick]

The GlLobal guy and I were staring at pictures scratching our heads when I said, another thing that stinks is those big block springs are bottomed out and I can't get it to go any lower, even if we get it to steer I'll have to change those. Then he said the spring should ride half way up the shock body which its not even close. So, we are thinking the wrong spring is in there and I will remove one and check the length and part number. How that is going to affect the front to back I don't know but at least its something.

It shouldn't effect it. Camber change would be greater than caster with ride height.

Did you ask if they could exchange the arms? Or maybe send you another set to match with?

i know you checked but for sits and giggles, lets get some readings.




Vince

[AintQik]

They are not ready to give me any parts at this time. I guess I need to just do what they say to include checking the front springs. I'm with ya, I don't think we are going to get there from here but I'll do what they ask.

I'm starting to get really bummed.

[John Wright]

Vince

I hate it when they mix dimensions....they should all be center to center when dealing with holes....I hate measuring to the edge of a hole rather than it's center. The business that I'm in everything is measured along centerlines...nothing is measured to the edge of a hole....OK...end of rant.....LOL, back to you regularly scheduled reading.