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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 01:35 PM
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Originally posted by RWD_RCKT
I know you changed wheel combos, but balancing of tires themselves?

just fishing......
I agree... tires may need balancing?
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 01:39 PM
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I seem to recall someone posted about another "vibration" incident and found a couple of his prop shaft bolts were missing and some of the others were not torqued down right.
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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i went to get my alignment done today...my front right caster was WAY off at 3.4* and had no room to increase. my rear right camber maxed at -2.1* for the toe angle I wanted...it seems my problems are bigger than I hoped for
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 04:27 PM
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If the A-Arm brackets were cracked... are you thinking the A Arms themselves might be funky?

The S (teering) A (xis) I (nclination) number on your alignment sheet should help you tell if a suspension part is bent. There would be a gross delta between left and right measurements. Obviously this will only work for the front only. Don't know what to say about the back ones.
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 05:32 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Unabageler
[B]i went to get my alignment done today...my front right caster was WAY off at 3.4* and had no room to increase.
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 05:38 PM
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As a matter of fact i did have an off-road excursion, and not at a particularly modest speed.

I'd check the SAI except it had no value listed on the printout

a few dozen visual inspections by multiple people does not make me believe that the arms are bent. I've had a couple suggestions to check my bushings however.
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 05:53 PM
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I still think you should look at your caster adjuster "thingies" (I have had too many beers to remember the technical term). If it is maxed out in one direction, try turning it the other way to see its effect. I don't see how your suspension could be so hosed up that your MAX caster would be lower than my MIN.
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 05:58 PM
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there's a local suspension tuning guru i'm going to take my car to next week. if nothing is seriously bent, he'll be able to cut/grind whatever is needed to make things work. Won't be the first time i've cut the camber plates to get what I want
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 08:25 PM
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Good luck... If you need anything TIG'd, MIG'd or machined give me a hollar.

God I miss my car.
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 10:35 PM
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Do you weld?
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