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Thats a good idea with the outriggers, they would add side to side stability and would keep the wieght off the suspension. They would be easy to build, I have a design in mind, I'll talk with ya later about it Jeff.
You had your information correct you just forgot that shiming the spring perch will directly change the castor as well.
Some more gee whiz info.......In some applications where axles are swapped around into different vehicles, the inner C's have to be cut loose and spun to the correct castor...
I'd like to add that caster CAN be adjusted with shims, BUT the trade off is the change in pinion angle, which can cause vibes from the front shaft on full time transfers. Was there a problem with your front alignment? Or was that just gee-whiz info you got from them that you didn't know...
The reason that the feet had to be there is to compensate for the changing angles from the poles fully extended to fully collapsed. If they where not there the poles would bind up. If they where a set length pole I could have built them the way you mentioned.
That is a GOOD looking truck, alot of the volunteer trucks around here are scabbed together pieces of crap, not to mention they look like garbage when their painted red. Glad to see that you didn't paint it red. I'm really impressed, looks professionaly built, those slim line lights look...
Hoopsoft looked at them, and he said that a bunch of those trucks where rough, but I had him look at that particular one for me as well, he may remember the condition. I'll be there next week so I can check it out for ya, that goes for anyone that bought them, PM me and I'll check them out and...
Hmmm.....well good luck to the guys that bought them cause thats alot of money after taxes and buyer premium to set on while you try to hustle at least 10 kits per lot to break even.
If I bought them for that much I'd have to get at least 1000-1200 per kit to make it worth my time hustlin'...