| Wheel Spacers? [message #100004] |
Thu, 16 September 2010 07:35  |
deadon
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Registered: September 2010
Location: Cookeville,Tn.
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Do they really help to remedy the problems of hunting and wandering associated with the inherit misalighment of our faithful and trusty streads?
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wheel Spacers? [message #100103 is a reply to message #100085] |
Fri, 17 September 2010 09:21  |
David Greenberg
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I had the spacers mounted when they 1st appeared on the market. I offered to
demo them for Sirums but liked them so much I bought them. It wasn't so much
a case of correcting inherent alignment issues but deep truck ruts on the
Interstate hwys. Because the front track is narrower than the rear, the
coach can't decide who is going to win; front or rear and she tends to
wallow.
Anticipating the concerns having to do with impact on front wheel bearings,
I had Jeff Sirum measure them to see how much wear there was after 25k miles
and they were still in spec.
So I endorse their use if your coach misbehaves on rutted highways.
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Shan Rose <defconfx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Won't getting an alignment after installation fix those issues?
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> Mr ERFisher wrote on Thu, 16 September 2010 11:17
> > yes they do, and folks that own them, love them
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> > they do mess with the geometry,
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> > http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8661&cat=3773
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> > gene
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> > On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 5:35 AM, J G Dale <jgdale12@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Do they really help to remedy the problems of hunting and wandering
> > > associated with the inherit misalighment of our faithful and trusty
> streads?
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wheel Spacers? [message #100449 is a reply to message #100423] |
Mon, 20 September 2010 18:08 |
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USAussie
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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G'day,
I hate to tell you this but the wheel spacers are NOT a silver bullet for a
coach that wanders all over the freeway.
Installing a pair WILL NOT correct ANY problems in the front suspension or
steering.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie
-----Original Message-----
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of J G Dale
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 12:29 PM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Wheel Spacers?
Well, i'm just getting around to taking my C.B. radio out of my couch.
Therefore, in my renewed interest to fix the beomoth the less I will settle
for in driving pleasure is no wandering afforded by the wheel spacers. Then
I will have to fix everything else to support that renovation. I have two
goals. 1) Be able to drive 70 to 75 mph constatntly.2) To not fight
wandering,rutts,passing 18 wheelers,constant steering wheel adjsutment and
to be resonablely rested after a two or three hour driving stint. So $400
for wheel spacers then....... .No major steering upgrades sincethe 1980's. I
can't make the rally in Ill. I am in Cookeville, Tenn. are there any experts
in my area on the drivability problems? P.S. I'm still operating with the
old air bag system.
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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