norvalwilhelm

I was asked for a picture of how I slot the cross shafts for increased caster. I run about 5 degrees positive caster and get it my slotting the cross shaft.
I place the upper A arm in the vise on the mill without dissasembling them. I then take a 7/16 or 3/8th cutter and slot the hole towards the FRONT about 1/4 inch long. I then take a piece of brass and turn it about 7/16 in diameter and then hawksaw it in half.
I place the cross shaft over the studs install the cut 1/2 moons in the back part of the slot, install the large washer and then the nut to hold the 1/2 moon from falling out.
Then I adjust caster and camber like normal but have the advantage of already having a few extra degrees of postive caster.

Cory1970

It is amazing how the simplest solutions can make the biggest differences. Nice WORK

jontis

Interesting. Which benefits do you get from this?

Is it a larger maximum camber you are looking for?
Or just more camber without shims?

I'm Batman

Caster. Camber is adjusted with the shims.

norvalwilhelm

Amazing what you guys can dig up:

Maymyvetteliveforevr

Ya, ok Norval easy for you to say. We may have the same year car, but nothing on my car is easy. I'm not even looking forward to replacing the control arm bushings.

Your in Waterloo right?

norvalwilhelm

Yes I am in Waterloo/Kitchener. About 45 minutes from you.
I make everything easy on my car to work on. I can slip a upper A arm in and out of my fender easily. I trimmed the plastic just enough to slip them out. '
I also run twin electric fans so no fan shroud to get in the way.
A few minutes to remove or install is all it takes.

dfolse62

What is the advantage of the additional positive camber? What degree do you run? What is the stock spec? Thanks

norvalwilhelm

I don't want alot of positive or negative camber. I want it neutral or straight up and down. Alot of older cars can no longer get zero camber. The sag in the frame makes the tires lean in at the top or slightly negative, more lean in at the top.
I don't like the looks or the added wear on the tires. I want my tires flat on the road in a straight line, not running on the inside edge.
The advantage of negative camber/ tires leaning in at the top is the tires plant themselves more square to the pavement under hard cornering and then on the straight you are back to riding on the edge.
Increased cornering traction is the advantage but I spend 99.9% of my time in a straight line
Caster is the tilt back of the upper ball joint compared to the lower. The more caster the straighter the car wants to run down the road.

Maymyvetteliveforevr

How can I forget, my last trip to your place wasn't long enough. I'll have to make it up again some time next year.............That's if I'm invited again.

Steve439

So is caster...

I'm Batman

True, but slotting the a-arms will only have an effect on the caster settings.

Steve439

Touche!

jontis

Um, I knew it was caster, my fingers just typed camber, don't really understand why. I have an incredible ability to come across even dumber than I really am :o

So, to correct my question, is this because you are after an even higher caster angle? Straight running at high speed?

Would this make the car noticeably harder to turn at low speed?