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big diffrence in caster??

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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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Control arms were precision made by a guy that builds jeeps and crawlers. That's a problem I had with the previous pro-comp arms. Most likely the brackets on the axle...but I thought they were jig made or something, who knows the evil robot welder probly moved an inch or two lower
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Raspy
Paul,

Please read the previous posts. The adjusters are not strong enough to twist the axle. The caster cannot be individually adjusted for each wheel with the excentrics.
I realize you can't literally twist the axle with the eccentrics. That is why I said "effectively" twist. Sorry for the confusion. It was the best way I could think of to express myself.

As for adjusting the caster with the eccentrics, I though it was adjustable? Although I realize it is there primarily for manufacturing tolerance purposes. It seemed to make a difference in my last truck when I maxed out both sides after putting on a leveling kit.

From the 2004 factory service manual:

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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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Paul,

The eccentrics adjust the caster by rotating the entire axle housing. They also fit the axle to the truck frame by allowing for some mis-alignment. Camber has to be set with offset ball joints.
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