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    1. #1
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      Apr 2005
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      Tru Turn System with Stock Control Arms

      PART ONE :The Kit and The Spindles
      When ridetech came out with the Tru Turn Steering System , I was very interested in getting one for three reasons :
      #1 - My car still had the stock , 42 year old front spindles and I was worried that one of them was going to break under the punishment of track use.
      #2 - I wanted to get rid of the bumpsteer from my stock / modified / lowered suspension .
      #3 - I wanted to get some real negative camber gain on the front suspension , thus improving my tire contact patch .
      The Tru Turn , with it's tough G-Force Spindles , improved geometry , and new steering linkage looked to be an economical way to improve my car .

      My '69 Camaro is kinda low tech , low budget , Old School . It's basically modified stock ,with a stock frame , stock control arms , the Guldstrand Mod , stock 10" brakes on the front , stock drums on the back , 175# rear leaf springs , 700# front coil springs . It's lowered about 3" up front and 2" in back . It has 245 tires up front on 17"X8" wheels with 275 tires in back on a 17"X9.5" wheel .. and a 300 hp/350ci engine .
      The funny thing is , it's actually pretty fast , for what it is .
      I always seem to be in the top 1/3 of the field at most of the pro-touring events ..



      I've been told that , " your car is a lot faster than it looks like it ought to be " . and I'm proud of that comment .

      To get a good idea of just what the Tru Turn would do for me , I wanted to put it on and leave the rest of my car as-is . To see what the improvement would be ..

      A big question was , would it work with stock 1969 Camaro control arms , stock brakes , my 17" wheels , etc. ?

      The Tru Turn System , of course , came meticulously packaged with complete instructions .
      ( ridetech always does a great job at presentation and professionalism )
      ( One correction on the Instructions : The bent inner tie-rod end goes on the PASSENGER SIDE to clear the IDLER ARM , not the pitman arm like it says in the instructions ..)



      Last edited by JEFFTATE; 04-08-2012 at 04:20 PM.
      Jeff Tate
      U.S.A.
      "The best thing about participating in these events is that you get to hang out with a group of intelligent like minded people who live to achieve things in their lives. You won't find a lazy, mean, or dumb bone in their bodies." Bret Voelkel, RideTech





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