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Old 02-02-2010, 11:55 PM
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Volare suspension info - fleet CHP etc

All you ever wished to know about problems with Volare suspension, how often to adjust and negative camber problems. Open attached pdf file

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That's more than I wanted to know about Volare suspensions. I thought the towers bending inward and resulting in lack of proper camber was about the most significant part of the article. The No-Limit installation video recommends strengthening in this area by welding in a strip of plate to support the tower. I did this on both of my Volare installations...
 
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I did the same thing as the PO did not. That video has some good stuff in it (and is very '80s!). I was wondering if some of the clips we have installed already had trouble with the towers bending. I installed positive camber upper control arm spindles, just in case I had problems with negative camber.

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I had more problems getting enough positive caster than with camber. On my second truck I deliberately angled the frame cut for the Volare crossmember upward instead of level to get more caster...
 
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