Adjustable Caster.....

[VN_Luke]

Whiteline said that their VN-VS adjustable radius rods have gone to heaven..... They looked to be a custom bent up bar with shim-adjustable mounting onto the k-frame bush to control caster angle...

Does anyone know of other companies that make a similar product? I know I could use adjustable strut tops to dial in some more casterr - but noone makes those in rubber... and for example's sake - let's say I want to run more caster than they alllow...

I know another company do the same style as whiteline's old ones (with 'nut adjustable' length of the 'angled' bit of the z-arm) - They're supposed to be "strictly commodore cup use only" - and there's rumour floating around that the old Whiteline ones could break? - It makes sense when you consider how much they put up with... the engineer doesn't like the idea of them either

Alternatively, has anyone shaved some material off the kframe bush? and/or offset the mounting point on the kframe/control arm? or perhaps machined the rod to get an extra bit of caster?

any ideas?

[glenn l]

as far as i know the whiteline one use to be the noletec one. i had a noltec one on my vn and never had a problem apart from when i had it adjusted +3.30* it gave it to much toe out on turns and wore the edges of the tyre bad, backed it down to +2.30* and a lot better. or you can get zed barss that are shorter and give you aprox an extra +1.30-2.00* over the standard z bar.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

K-Mac do an adjustable radius rod. http://www.k-mac.com/pages/newprods/.../holden_05.htm scroll down until you get to the VB-VP part.

as far as i know the whiteline one use to be the noletec one. i had a noltec one on my vn and never had a problem apart from when i had it adjusted +3.30* it gave it to much toe out on turns and wore the edges of the tyre bad, backed it down to +2.30* and a lot better. or you can get zed barss that are shorter and give you aprox an extra +1.30-2.00* over the standard z bar.

It actually increased camber as the wheel turned, this is what wore the tyres out, not the toe out on turns. The only things that affect toe out on turns are the length of the tie rods or a bent steering arm.

[VN_Luke]

K-Mac do an adjustable radius rod. K-MAC Front suspension kits to suit Holden Commodore scroll down until you get to the VB-VP part.

It actually increased camber as the wheel turned, this is what wore the tyres out, not the toe out on turns. The only things that affect toe out on turns are the length of the tie rods or a bent steering arm.

Thanks for that - I must have missed it when I looked through their site!

I think the "up to +2deg" shortened rods might be a winner - I dunno if I can dial in any more than 2 deg from the bottom without the wheels hitting the bumper anyway...

... unless the adjustable ones come with some kind of paperwork to keep the engineer happy

What are you guys running as far as static camber goes, with the added caster?