Installing Castor Rods

[stasis]

Hi gus,

just wanted to pull the castor rods out. Now how do i do it? Do i have to remove the whole lower arm then remove the castor rods or wat? My rig is exactly the same as R33gtr 98. Appreciated the help.

[Duncan]

2x 17mm bolts at the lower control arm, and the bolt through the bush at the front of the car, off she pops.

[stasis]

ok thanks for the tip

[nisskid]

just as a side note, to get the castor rods on and off (mainly on) sometimes u will need wedge something in the wheel arch and lever the wheel one way to get the bolts to line up, depends what castor ur running.

[stasis]

just as a side note, to get the castor rods on and off (mainly on) sometimes u will need wedge something in the wheel arch and lever the wheel one way to get the bolts to line up, depends what castor ur running.

dont get it. You mean when the car is on the jack stands the wheel is at the longest stroke and you wedge it up or down?! Thats the trouble i had. to ake ot off and on i have to take the lower control arm off which is a bitch to do. It will be real easy if lower control arm doesnt need to be taken off.

yudy

[Duncan]

not really that (assuming your lower control arm is still on). if you are running extra caster, but even at standard you will probably have to push the wheel forward a little - you will see once you get it all together. Do the front bush first then push the hub + control arm forward until the rod fits.

[stasis]

forward as in towards the front of the car?

[Duncan]

yup. the more caster you are running the closer towards the front of the car it is pulled.

[stasis]

ok thanks duncan. it will save me a lot of trouble. Now just have to think of something to pull the wheels towards the front!! HMM

[Duncan]

lol 2 people is the easiest

[stasis]

lol 2 people is the easiest

oh ok thats easy enough!! LOL!!

[nisskid]

dont get it. You mean when the car is on the jack stands the wheel is at the longest stroke and you wedge it up or down?! Thats the trouble i had. to ake ot off and on i have to take the lower control arm off which is a bitch to do. It will be real easy if lower control arm doesnt need to be taken off.

yudy

yeh sorry, didnt make that too clear, as duncan said, put it on the inside of the wheel arch down near the side skirt and pull it to push the wheel forward.

lol 2 people is the easiest

lol yep, get someone to do the pulling while ur underneath, i put the bolt through the bush first, wait till the threads line up on the lower control arm then push them in.

[Fujiwara]

Quick question.

Caster rods/tension rods are the same thing right?

And do we need these both for front and rear?

[djr81]

Quick question.

Caster rods/tension rods are the same thing right?

And do we need these both for front and rear?

1. Yes.

2. No.

That was two questions by the way.

[Fujiwara]

Cool, thanks for that.

I guess you only need caster adj for fronts?

[Duncan]

ja. rear wheels don't steer (well maybe a tiny bit if you have hicas) so dynamic camber when steering is not an issue

[Fujiwara]

cheers for that