Alignment settings goal review
I'm about to take my 24' E450 class C for it's second wheel alignment armed with more knowledge. Caster is currently set to 3.9, 4.2 degrees, I'll have it set to maximum achievable up to the specif...
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Yes, everthing is centered, good to go ! NOT when it comes to CASTER.:) IMO
Yes all 4 spec sheets I have in my possession want the RH +CASTER to be 0.5 DEGREES more then the LH CASTER. CROSS CASTER = LH - RH = -0.5 +/-
IMO the front end split axel design will have this CROSS CASTER built in, in such a manner as when the top of each upper ball joint is dead center the RH CASTER will be 0.5 DEGREES more then the LH. Then if you add +2.0 DEGREES to each side you still have the desired 0.5 DEGREE spread. That is speculation on my part, in a perfect world.
Yes all 4 spec sheets I have in my possession want the RH +CASTER to be 0.5 DEGREES more then the LH CASTER. CROSS CASTER = LH - RH = -0.5 +/-
IMO the front end split axel design will have this CROSS CASTER built in, in such a manner as when the top of each upper ball joint is dead center the RH CASTER will be 0.5 DEGREES more then the LH. Then if you add +2.0 DEGREES to each side you still have the desired 0.5 DEGREE spread. That is speculation on my part, in a perfect world.
