Re: ihc-digest V6 #735

[josad@domain.elided]

what about epp's "caster correctors"?  should I have those onhand?

Joe

On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:54:12 -0700 Curt Cleavinger
<rcleavin@domain.elided> writes:
>>Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 10:01:37 -0600
>>From: Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>
>>Subject: Re: Spring over questions.
>>
>>josad@domain.elided wrote:
>>> ok, this just popped into my mind.  any reason why I can't take the 
>new
>>> housing, and gears down to the local tranny shop and have them put 
>it
>>> together before I start this project?  It's gonna be a 2wd anyhow 
>for a
>>
>>You're going to new gears?  Sure.  You could get the housing from 
>Maulis
>>(Curt thinks it'll be close 'nuff.. and it probably would be.  If it
>>*is* off to far it's just some additional work to play with shims)
>Well, actually no - you can't just do it with shims - any angle that 
>you
>add to the pinion angle using shims is subtracted from your caster. 
>If you feel that you need to be able to have the front driveshaft turn 
>
>at high speed without vibration, then you either need to leave the 
>pinion horizontal (and stay with u-joints), or wait to rotate the 
>knuckles until you know what the angle should be(total knuckle 
>rotation 
>will be desired added caster plus desired pinion angle). If you can 
>live 
>with not being able to run at high speed in 4wd or with the hubs 
>locked, 
>then get the pre-twisted axle housing and go for it.
>
>Later,
>  Curt
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