Fitting Adjustable Caster Rods (33)

[PIOTREK]

Hey i just ordered a set of adjustable caster rods from whiteline, as mine are beyond stuffed. Now today i have gone under the car and just wanna make sure where they are meant to sit. The new ones look alot bigger than the stock ones. Here are some photo: (if this post has been covered or DIY created then please send the link, i spent the last 2 days searching )

Any help would be good, as i wanna try and do myself

Edited May 18, 2009 by P1OTR

[PIOTREK]

Hey this is a photo of the caster rods that i have bought, are these the correct ones? I think that these are not ajustable caster rods, but just bushes

[cazman]

ahaha april fools.

Oh wait

[nisskid]

[nisskid]

ok, have another look under, the castor rod is the blue arm here:

ur stock arm wont be as flashy obviously, urs will be dark and will have a big bush like the whiteline ones, instead of the rose joing up there^^

now if i can see right, uve got an adjustable bush, that tube in the middle looks like it has an offset hole, this is what gives u adjustment, but it isnt on car adjustment.

so what u need to do is take ur stock arm out, u may need a bit of leverage on the wheel back or forth to free (uncapture) the rod. its piss easy, ull see what i mean when u get under there. then take the arm off to a mechanic with a press, get them to change the bushes over. then before u put the arms back in, move the offsetted hole around to a point where it effectively SHORTENS the arm. this will give u more castor, which u usually want.

then just put the arms back in, will probably need to leverage the wheel again.

[PIOTREK]

Ok sweet as, thanks mate! This is exactly wat I'm after

[PIOTREK]

well they are in!! i got them fitted today, its a new range from whiteline. This an adjustable bush, but it doesn't need to be taken off the car- on car adjustment. Car drive beatifully straight now, brakes perfectly. It amazing what bushes can do to a car. It turn is so much better and just generally feels really good.

Now i worked out that i need new tyres lol they are due soonish but since i fitted caster rods, tyres are letting me down.

All in all ,money well spend it think

Edited May 21, 2009 by P1OTR