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[GMCnet] A-Arm Offset Bushing Orientation [message #149493] Sat, 12 November 2011 17:28 Go to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Ken B,

Even you and I should be able to follow this:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=39152&title=offset-small-&cat=5487

(While I was at Sam's Club today, he called for confirmation -- I didn't
dare give it.) :-)

Ken H.
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Re: [GMCnet] A-Arm Offset Bushing Orientation [message #149495 is a reply to message #149493] Sat, 12 November 2011 17:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Some offset bushings don't have the arrow so remember the fat side
toward the frame.


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Re: [GMCnet] A-Arm Offset Bushing Orientation [message #149500 is a reply to message #149495] Sat, 12 November 2011 18:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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That makes sense to me: With the bushing in the arm, having the bolt
closer to the ball joint will move it to the rear, increasing caster. I
TOLD KenB he could figure it out. :-)

(I'll STILL re-read this before we push them in next weekend.)

Ken H.


On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Manny Trovao wrote:

> Some offset bushings don't have the arrow so remember the fat side toward
> the frame.
>
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Re: [GMCnet] A-Arm Offset Bushing Orientation [message #149533 is a reply to message #149500] Sun, 13 November 2011 01:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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We had already figured that out but Blaine (who was helping me) and I wanted a third opinion.

Both sides are in correctly (I hope). Tomorrow we will set the caster and camber with his bubble type caster / camber gauge.

We quit and went out for dinner. After a large dinner out with our wives and Blaine's grandson I did not feel like doing any more today.

Manny and Ken thanks for the input.



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Re: [GMCnet] A-Arm Offset Bushing Orientation [message #149577 is a reply to message #149533] Sun, 13 November 2011 17:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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By the time I got thee this morning Blaine and Diane had already checked out both sides. One camber adjustment on the passenger side is all that was needed. On re-assembly our guess on where the position the front bushing adjustment on the passenger side was off by 1 degree of camber. On the driver's side it was exactly on with no adjustment required. After adjusting the passenger side camber we had 4 degrees caster on both sides.

The rears are set all the way in. I did not drive it. We have 35 mph winds with gusts to 50 today so anything I felt driving down the road would have been questionable due to the wind.


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Re: [GMCnet] A-Arm Offset Bushing Orientation [message #149584 is a reply to message #149577] Sun, 13 November 2011 20:01 Go to previous message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Congratulations -- on picking such good helpers/hosts. And on the
alignment. Hope we're a lucky next weekend on the two we'll be doing.

Ken H.


On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Ken Burton wrote:

>
>
> By the time I got thee this morning Blaine and Diane had already checked
> out both sides. One camber adjustment on the passenger side is all that
> was needed. On re-assembly our guess on where the position the front
> bushing adjustment on the passenger side was off by 1 degree of camber. On
> the driver's side it was exactly on with no adjustment required. After
> adjusting the passenger side camber we had 4 degrees caster on both sides.
>
> The rears are set all the way in. I did not drive it. We have 35 mph
> winds with gusts to 50 today so anything I felt driving down the road would
> have been questionable due to the wind.
>
>
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