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Sep 30, 2011 | 10:02 PM

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ct50f1

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Originally Posted by tinman52

1/8" toe should be fine. I'd bet your axle needs to be tipped back a little more. Did they check or set the caster? Most shops either don't know how or are too lazy to change the caster on a beam axle.....

Is the addition of the wedges to adjust castor only needed if you're running a drop axle or would it improve handling if you were running a stock axle? If I've read this and other threads about castor adjustment shims correctly, it's only needed with the drop axle.

Sep 30, 2011 | 10:28 PM

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dongc1

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The factory had castor shims on the stock front axle. They were 2 deg. At the higher speeds we drive today, more is better. 4-6 degrees is good on a stock axle.

Oct 1, 2011 | 06:31 AM

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The factory had castor shims on the stock front axle. They were 2 deg. At the higher speeds we drive today, more is better. 4-6 degrees is good on a stock axle.

Thanks Don. I'll look into getting some. I don't remember there being any shims there when I tool the truck apart.

Oct 1, 2011 | 10:41 AM

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bobbytnm

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I'd try adjusting the toe-in a little more

Bobby

Oct 1, 2011 | 11:49 AM

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49willard

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My only comment would be that as you add more caster the original trucks become more "armstrong". If you have power steering (a modified setup) it does not really make a steering effort difference.

Oct 1, 2011 | 09:53 PM

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My only comment would be that as you add more caster the original trucks become more "armstrong". If you have power steering (a modified setup) it does not really make a steering effort difference.

Since I'm going with a stock front end I was going to try and find either 2 or 4 degree wedges. Does anyone know where to get them? I can't find any in the catalogs I have.

PS - How are things in Harpswell? We enjoyed a weeks vacation there at Card Cove this summer.