Urgent Help Caster Radius Rod Bush Install

[elrodeo666]

Ok I have a bunch of Whiteline suspension parts being installed here in Japan by HKS.

All has been sweet but boys are scratching their heads over the Castor adj bush for GTR33.

http://www.whiteline.com.au/product_detail...t_number=KCA332

They have pressed the bush into the castor rod but reckon if they press the crush tube in then it cant turn to be adjusted and needs special bolt.

They cant work out how they can adjust the bush for wheel alignment !!

Can anyone enlighten me on how these are fitted asap..I have to find out over the weekend if possible.

cheers

Edited June 26, 2009 by elrodeo666

[bigmikespec]

Ok I have a bunch of Whiteline suspension parts being installed here in Japan by HKS.

All has been sweet but boys are scratching their heads over the Castor adj bush for GTR33.

http://www.whiteline.com.au/product_detail...t_number=KCA332

They have pressed the bush into the castor rod but reckon if they press the crush tube in then it cant turn to be adjusted and needs special bolt.

They cant work out how they can adjust the bush for wheel alignment !!

Can anyone enlighten me on how these are fitted asap..I have to find out over the weekend if possible.

cheers

Wish I could help mate but I am not at that stage yet. The guy you want to get in touch with is Sydneykid... he should be able to help (good old handball).

Mike

[elrodeo666]

Sent him a pm

its basically his kit thats been installed bar the bilsteins but the castor bushes are doing their heads in!!

thanks anyway

[Sydneykid]

PM sent

The Whiteline caster kits isn't adjustable on the aligner, you have to drop the front of ther radius rod down and push the eccentric crush tube out a little and rotate it with multigrips. It may sound like a pain, but it's truly not such a big deal. Skylines never have too much caster, so all I do is set both, LHS and RHS, eccentrics for maximum caster. Then check the readings and only adjust the RHS if necessary. The LHS should always be set at the maximim caster achievable.

Cheers

Gary

[elrodeo666]

Cheers Gary

Got the PM and sent you reply.

All sorted

[bigmikespec]

Glad you got it sorted, now I know how to do it too!

Good luck, feel free to update your build sounds like you are going about it the 'right way'.

[tridentt150v]

Don't you need a press to get the old ones out? I looked at mine and bar detroying them, it looks like you'd need a press but I could be wrong!!

[Duncan]

yeah you will need a press to get them out.

the whiteline design for adjustable castor bushes really isn't great but I did the same as gary said - set them to as much as possible and hten just checked the alignment was pretty even (it was about .2o out from memory which was good enough for me)

the noltec bushes that I had before that used a "special bolt" it had teeth in the bolt that bite into the bush allowing you to adjust it in the car - but I'm not sure these exist anymore so I went whiteline with the new ones

[bigmikespec]

If anyone has any tricks to get the Superpro castor bushes in let me know, will have a good crack at it after work (as we have a press here). But it looks like I am in for some fun...

[Sydneykid]

yeah you will need a press to get them out.

the whiteline design for adjustable castor bushes really isn't great but I did the same as gary said - set them to as much as possible and hten just checked the alignment was pretty even (it was about .2o out from memory which was good enough for me)

the noltec bushes that I had before that used a "special bolt" it had teeth in the bolt that bite into the bush allowing you to adjust it in the car - but I'm not sure these exist anymore so I went whiteline with the new ones

Since Redranger bought Noltec they are now available in what they call the Whiteline Plus range.

Cheers

Gary

[siksII]

yeah you will need a press to get them out.

Just to update this thread - last wheel alignment I had even toe/camber all around but uneven caster. The car was veering to the left but we didnt have time to adjust the whiteline caster bush. (one was on max, other was a little bit off)

After confirming with a friend who was done it this way, this is what I did:

-Removed the rod

-Positioned bush over two blocks of wood

-Bashed adjuster out with a hammer and jack pole. Came out surprisingly easy, bushes were still nice and greasy on the inside surface.

-Adjusted to max with multigrips like the other side

-Bashed it back in

-Replaced rod

Car now drives straight but I will take it to get the toe straightened as its probably a little off due to the increased caster.

So just wanted to let everyone know that it is possible to do this at home without a press.

[bigmikespec]

You can adjust it without a press that is the whole idea, but you need a press (and patience) to fit the bushing.