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Mon, 21 November 2011 20:51  |
Gerald Work
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Hi Larry,
From all I have learned about alignment, ride height is right at the top of the must do list. It is not just caster that is at stake, it is everything about the front suspension components, drive shaft orientation, cv joint life and wear, camber on all six wheels, steering column spline life, etc., etc. look is a fleeting thing as many of us lived through the time when rear low was a good look, or front low as a good look. Do what you wish, but for longest life and best steering performance, nothing beats stock ride height, the correct rag wall tires inflated to the correct pressure for the measured weight of each tire and a reasonable alignment with zero camber on each front wheel, one degree or so of tire top in camber on all four rear bogies, all four rears parallel with the frame, a centered steering box and zero toe on both front wheels. Sounds tough to achieve, but it is far easier to do - if you are at factory ride height - than it is to describe. If you are at so
mething other than factory ride height, something has to give......
Jerry
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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:45:13 -0600
From: Larry Davick <ljdavick@comcast.net>
Subject: [GMCnet] Alignment and Ride Height
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All this talk of replacing the front end and aligning for maximum caster has me thinking about ride height. I really like the look of my coach when the belt line looks level, however this would have the back end too high up.
With increased caster is there any reason not to run the coach where it is prettiest?
I seem to remember that the ride height changes the weight on each axle, and with our minimal amount of caster raising the back end just contributes to wander. A stouter front end and increased caster should mean that we can give the coach a butt lift.
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Larry Davick
The Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
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| Re: [GMCnet] Alignment and ride height [message #150397 is a reply to message #150385] |
Tue, 22 November 2011 00:43  |
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ljdavick
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Okay, I'm convinced. Heck, I gave up on wearing a Speedo long ago.
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On Nov 21, 2011, at 6:51 PM, Gerald Work <glwork@me.com> wrote:
> Hi Larry,
>
> From all I have learned about alignment, ride height is right at the top of the must do list. It is not just caster that is at stake, it is everything about the front suspension components, drive shaft orientation, cv joint life and wear, camber on all six wheels, steering column spline life, etc., etc. look is a fleeting thing as many of us lived through the time when rear low was a good look, or front low as a good look. Do what you wish, but for longest life and best steering performance, nothing beats stock ride height, the correct rag wall tires inflated to the correct pressure for the measured weight of each tire and a reasonable alignment with zero camber on each front wheel, one degree or so of tire top in camber on all four rear bogies, all four rears parallel with the frame, a centered steering box and zero toe on both front wheels. Sounds tough to achieve, but it is far easier to do - if you are at factory ride height - than it is to describe. If you are at
so
> mething other than factory ride height, something has to give......
>
> Jerry
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> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:45:13 -0600
> From: Larry Davick <ljdavick@comcast.net>
> Subject: [GMCnet] Alignment and Ride Height
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Message-ID: <24b54.4ecaaa48@gmc.mybirdfeeder.net>
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> All this talk of replacing the front end and aligning for maximum caster has me thinking about ride height. I really like the look of my coach when the belt line looks level, however this would have the back end too high up.
> With increased caster is there any reason not to run the coach where it is prettiest?
> I seem to remember that the ride height changes the weight on each axle, and with our minimal amount of caster raising the back end just contributes to wander. A stouter front end and increased caster should mean that we can give the coach a butt lift.
> --
> Larry Davick
> The Mystery Machine
> 1976(ish) Palm Beach
> Fremont, Ca
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