Simple question.

I know the castor angle should be 3* measured through the king-pins.

What I need is a rough and ready angle measurement that I can use from another position, such as the flat top of the bump stop box sections or the diff' flange, taken from a standard Rangey on a flat surface.

I just want to use a protractor to set the axle "near enough" for a purely off road vehicle, and measuring through the king-pins is a ball ache - unless someone knows the easy way that is ?

What I want to do is restore the correct 3* castor angle that I've lost by pointing the diff up towards the tranny box by slotting the bolt holes in the flanges for the balls, and I just want to calculate how much to slot the holes. I want to leave the axle where it is.

Dave

you can measure that angle on the machined flat that the bottom swivel pin is housed in.

you can measure that angle on the machined flat that the bottom swivel pin is housed in.

Or the top.

Thanks, so the flat's are square to the kingpin inclination then, I thought they should be but wasn't certain.

Dave

Or the top.

if you feel the need to fight with brake lines etc......which I personally don't. :flipoff2:

PT you goin' to MAR?

if you feel the need to fight with brake lines etc......which I personally don't. :flipoff2:

PT you goin' to MAR?

I assumed that if he was doing such things as working on caster angle, that he might have everything disassembled.

It doesn't look good for MAR. My ride decided he wanted to go to the Rallye instead. I could have gone to MAR without SWMBO, but if I went to the Rallye, I'd come home to an empty house. For some reason, SWMBO took quite a shine to the folks we met last year (you all know who you are, most of the folks here were there!). I have a sneaking suspicion that our big vacation next year will be the Rallye:grinpimp: (fine by me, but don't tell her that:flipoff2: )

Ok...you win. :flipoff2:

Too bad not to make MAR.....I'll be doing the marathon session and I'm not sure why other than as a good distraction from this madness for a few days, and a fresh coat of red mud on everything I own.