Lowrange2
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Are there any spacers in the caster adjustment from stock?
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Caster Spacers
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Lowrange2
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- Abbeville, SC
Thanks! That clears everything right up!
XJSpencer
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Wow! You're even more impatient than me.
There are shims for the lower control arms. They bolt to the back of the frame side mount with 2 little bolts. You don't get much adjustment out of them though.
I'm pretty sure this isn't Mod Tech also.
There are shims for the lower control arms. They bolt to the back of the frame side mount with 2 little bolts. You don't get much adjustment out of them though.
I'm pretty sure this isn't Mod Tech also.
Lowrange2
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- Abbeville, SC
passxj said:
Impatient? I posted last night and didn't have any replies until now and yeah its not mod tech I didnt mean to post it in here. Sorry, but i wanted to know how many spacers are in that setup from the factory.
xjweeble
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Yes
Lowrange2
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- Abbeville, SC
xjweeble said:
Would you car to elaborate? Yes what?
2001XJ
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- Canton, MI
passxj said:
x2, that's about it as far as "stock" adjustment. I believe there is only 1 shim in the factory adjustment. There is not too much more room to do anything else, you could get maybe 1-1.5 more degrees. However, if you are using aftermarket control arms, shortening/lengthening them is where you get your caster adjustment from....in case you didn't realize that.
lowrange2 said:
awwwww, I'm sorry that the free tech support wasn't fast enough for you.
and how many depends on what the castor was from the factory. You can't just put in what someone else has on their Jeep, yours might be tweaked and need a different amount.
Get out the angle finder and do it right, or take it for an alignment.
xjbubba
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As I recall, the LCA mount at the frame has a slot to allow the LCA mount bolt to slide front/rear. This is the limit of the factory adjustment. Remove the nut from that bolt and see if there's any room left to move the internal mount forward (increase castor). If there is, you can add however many shims there is space for.
stoneattic
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- Honey Brook, PA
Be aware that this also changes the drive shaft angle. The more caster you add the worse the driveshaft angles get. You may have to find a compromise between the two.
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lowrange2 said:
My '87 had no spacer on one side, and like 6 on the other side, OEM.
Lowrange2
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- Abbeville, SC
cal said:
Thats halarious.
mecompco
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- Fairfield Maine
cal said:
My adj. LCAs had to be adjusted to different lengths. BTW, the FSM states that proper DS angle overides proper caster angle. FWIW, we had to cut my caster back to ~5.8* to eliminate DW.
stoneattic
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How did you know to adjust them to different lengths? Did you measure from the rear axle centerline?
