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Caster Angle on Leveled Trucks

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Old 06-07-2009, 07:38 AM
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Caster Angle on Leveled Trucks

After I installed my level kit, all I did was re-align the steering wheel to the center location, but never touched any other adjustments.

The truck does seem like it wanders a tad bit on the road, not too bad but enough that I was thinking about adding some positive caster to it.

Anyone else just thrown some more caster in it with good results, or am I way off here?

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Old 06-07-2009, 07:50 AM
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The caster is off when you levelled it and the axle is off center also if you did not adjust for it.

While it may not cause you problems, best results are get it centered and caster at or above factory.
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I centered the axle with a adjustable track bar.

Thanks for the reply.

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Yes I adjust caster and it helped out a ton. I put as much caster as I could to it and it drives alot better.
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I am looking at an adjustable trac bar with my lift kit. What do you measure to ensure you are centered?
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spot on tire to spot on frame, use same ref points for other side...
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Thanks Akita
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