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Old 02-12-2019, 10:54 PM   #16
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Default Re: Newby with a question - Castor angle

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Originally Posted by Ruth View Post
I can't see moving the wishbone ball down will help that much in adjusting caster. In my (very rough) calculations the ball would have to be moved ~1" for every 1° change in caster realized at the spindles.

The OP states he has negative caster? If that is the case he would need to drop the wishbone ball almost 5". Sounds to me like he has some (un)bending to do.
I fully agree. That was the reasonng behind my post at #2. While a bent axle will affect the front end geometry, ti have BOTH king pins leaning the wrong way suggests that it is more like a bent A frame.
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