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Matt wrote:I fitted the offset bushes to my UCA's and got a little more castor . Still only about 3.5 degrees max though .
Can you still get those? I thought they had stopped making them. Moog were they not?
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Moog part # K7103 . Seem to be still listed . Use one set per side.
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Noted for reference Matt thanks.
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Year one sell these,they are really only used if frame rails are sagging,accident damage.I take it they only give you about 1 1/2 * more castor.I've yet to see a second gen charger self centre with P/S box.Please correct me if I'm wrong & I'm not talking about after market boxes.The more KPI you have, the better s/centre, only drawback is it tends to cause heavier steering.No problem then with P/S.
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Just checking that you know KPI is NOT the same as Caster ?

KPI is the angle of the steering axis viewed from the front of the car . Caster is the angle viewed from the side .

More caster will give you better self-centre.
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Yes I'm aware that it is not the same as caster,but the more KPI a vehicle has,the more it tends to 'lift the car'on one side,hence,helping to self centre the steering.working in an arc,so to speak.If mopars were designed more with a shopping trolley in mind,they might steer/drive better. :D
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My car is pretty heavy to steer and self centres no problem, take your time and you can set it up pretty good, oh did I mention it goes round bends as well :P
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I take it you have a manual box then Alex?
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ah - OK :) I must get my suspension textbooks out again and brush up - I'd forgotten how interesting this was ! Have never bothered looking into the effects of KPI much .
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To be honest I don't recall my power steering being too bad at self centering. Not as good as the manual steering though.
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Nope, power 8-)
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Alex wrote:Nope, power 8-)
So Alex,you have conquered the laws of gravity :D .BTW,are you using a firm feel box?
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No, stock box, well adjusted and nicely set up, I want a car I enjoy driving so manual was out for me, I am not saying it is a Lotus 7 but it does the job, when we did Pete's Superbird I thought that was a pretty cool compromise as well.
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If my C body self centres,is steady at 80mph and doesn't eat it's tyres then I must have got it about right :) A real pleasure to drive.
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Nice one,well done.
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