Bushings

[steven d. ferguson]

Gene,
I posted earlier that the control arm bushings listed on your web page
are not the correct replacement ones. If I had it to do over again, I'd
get the offset ones. The frames on these things sag after a time & that
extra degree of camber sure would've helped today when I was trying to
set the caster on my GMC. I got it set correctly but it's at the limit
of the adjustment. Those bushings would've helped.
Steve Ferguson

 

[gene]

I did not get the earlier post.....
What do you want me to say?? on the page

gene

>Gene,
> I posted earlier that the control arm bushings listed on your web page
>are not the correct replacement ones. If I had it to do over again, I'd
>get the offset ones. The frames on these things sag after a time & that
>extra degree of camber sure would've helped today when I was trying to
>set the caster on my GMC. I got it set correctly but it's at the limit
>of the adjustment. Those bushings would've helped.
>Steve Ferguson
>
>
Genef -- 77PB/ore/ca
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[jim bounds1]

Steve,

You are right, many times offset bushings do help and with the condition of
many frames are necessary to get a proper alignment. I aligned a coach
today that has one side to the adj. limit in both directions!

When purchasing new bushings, you almost have to first find out where your
alignment is or at least look tosee where the settings are on the old ones
before you buy new ones. If the old ones are at their limits, you may want
to install new offset ones giving more adjustment in the direction needed
looking at the old ones. Sometimes this idea is no good because you are
assuming that someone properly aligned the coach in the past, this is many
times not true.

Bottom line is it is a crap shoot and the more you throw the dice, the
better your chances are to guess right.

Jim Bounds
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>Gene,
> I posted earlier that the control arm bushings listed on your web page
>are not the correct replacement ones. If I had it to do over again, I'd
>get the offset ones. The frames on these things sag after a time & that
>extra degree of camber sure would've helped today when I was trying to
>set the caster on my GMC. I got it set correctly but it's at the limit
>of the adjustment. Those bushings would've helped.
>Steve Ferguson
>
>
>