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Open Roads Forum  >  Tech Issues  > alignment Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next joe0508 • View posts charlotte Senior Member Joined: 05/11/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/30/12 07:53pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I just got the results back from my alignment on my p30 chassis and they wrote at the bottom of the before and after results.Caster to max allowance-Will need a arm/control arm fabrication made to achive setting as speced by supersteer.I was wonting to align it to supersteer specs with 5 and 6 degrees caster since i just installed their bell crank.They could only give me 3 5/8 left side and 4 1/4 right side.Any suggestions would be appriciated. joe money enblethen • View posts Moses Lake, WA Senior Member Joined: 01/05/2005 View Profile Posted: 01/30/12 08:16pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Find a different alignment shop. Your rig may need new upper control arm bushings. They should have called and asked about putting them in. Bud USAF Retired Suzuki XL7 pushing Pace Arrow joe0508 • View posts charlotte Senior Member Joined: 05/11/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/30/12 08:29pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator would it be just as well to add a centering device. enblethen • View posts Moses Lake, WA Senior Member Joined: 01/05/2005 View Profile Posted: 01/31/12 07:04am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I don't tbeleive a centering device would help. You could call Henderson Lineup, makers of the Super Steer bell cranks and ask them. 417 Henderson Street Grants Pass, OR 97527-5819 (541) 479-2882 JohnnyT • View posts Goshen New York Moderator Joined: 07/15/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 01/31/12 07:22am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Moved from class A forum joe0508 • View posts charlotte Senior Member Joined: 05/11/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/31/12 12:57pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Henderson said they usually put these devices on when they run out of room to add caster. tahiti16 • View posts Camarillo, CA Senior Member Joined: 06/23/2008 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/31/12 05:38pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The centering devices, steer-safe etc can mask the real problem, not fix it. Agree with above try a different shop, preferably a truck shop or at least a shop that is used to heavy vehicles. Ray, Cheryl, Cory & of course Miss Molly the four-legged child 2006 Dolphin 36' F53 V10 5 speed auto 2 slides 7.5 KW genset joe0508 • View posts charlotte Senior Member Joined: 05/11/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/31/12 09:13pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I took it to wingfoot,I think they deal with big trucks.The only other place i know of is spring service and alignment co.In the area i live in charlotte nc.I had an alignment done their before.They cant get me in for a week or two but maybe its worth the wait to see what they say.I here of a procedure called offsetting the bushings.Is this what they would have to do. Harvard • View posts 51.4N 114.4W Senior Member Joined: 12/24/2005 View Profile Posted: 02/01/12 10:32am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator From my experience with a Ford E450 Class C more caster is good for better/best high speed stability. Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Tech Issues  > alignment

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