i have modified LJ castor rods going into my 1200 coupe
i had to redrill the holes for the control arms
and open up the hole for the castor rod
with a die grinder
Heath
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> G'day Lincoln,
>
> Positive castor is when you move the wheel forward - and this is generally
> good for handling. It effectively gives you a bit of extra camber on
> demand (I do say "a bit") and it helps the wheel want to self centre.
Only
> down side is that it can make the steering quite heavy when you wind on a
> fair bit (say 5 degrees pos).
> Neg castor is when you move the wheel back in the well. This is generally
> worse for handling, although it makes the steering lighter.
>
> How far can you move the wheel forwards? There's probably a guru
somewhere
> on the list who can give you the right amount. All I will say is this:
> There are only 2 things which limit the amount of castor you can run
> (within reason) - 1) how far forward the wheel can go before it hits the
> front of the guard and 2) how heavy you can tolerate the steering.
>
> Trick to installing arms when the castor/radius rods are in is to undo the
> big nut on the end and loosen it right off. Fit up the arm, bolt in the
> rods, then tighten the big nut on the end again.
>
> Cheapest adjustable castor rods (although I'm not sure if they will go
> straight in to a 1200 - they do in a 1600 and 180B) is LJ Torana rods.
The
> only mod's needed can be a minor amount of filing on the rod mount on the
> rail.
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> Cheers
>
> Tim
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> Lincoln Yeo
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> Hi, im finished attention grabbing now -
> I am wondering about castor settings - castor is where u move
> the front wheels back and fowards (neg or pos)???
> The reason im asking is because i have 200B struts on my 1200
> uterus - and i noticed that one wheel seems closer to the
> footwell than the other - and now that the front end has been
> lowered, it rubs badly, and the other side seems fine.
> So, how far can i move the wheel fowards? how many degrees is
> ok? Also, what would stop it from moving fowards? I remembered
> that when i put on the lower control arm, i had trouble getting
> the caster arms to meet up with it.
> If i got adjustable castor rods, would they do it?
> thanks, Linc
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