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Originally Posted by Hogarthde

Righto,...I am not happy Jan, with all you Australians picking on a poor little Taswegian, so I scratched around until I found an ally.
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Page 1074: caster: As applied to the automobile the word refers to the “caster” or “cant” or inclination from the vertical,as given to the front axle.

I rest my case. Signed, Humphrey Hogarth

Yanks could never spell.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Castor is the trail or lead from the centre axis. I believe lead is actually negative castor.

Back when I had darker hair, I bought one of the last HX "run-outs". in WA. Back then, GMH would test the waters by chucking in next-model's. fruit and the odd new bits.
The last 6 months of HX had the new control arm & new mounting points with some modified alignment, but not the better springs & shocks & sway bars. And mine had the 6-inch HZ rims.

But mine had tabs welded on rear axle, begging for a genuine HZ sway bar. - Cost me $9.20 for the bar... adding the bushes and bolts brought it up to $11.70. Yep, wot was showing on the microfiche... Never paid for parts SO fast !
Aftermarket bars were around the $50 mark.

(Youngs Holden, Victoria Park WA.)

Just fitting the bar axed a chunk of understeer.

Later in Adelaide the dealer put in the newest wheel alignment numbers.... and it could do a 80km/h 'one-pull Moose Test', and stay ON the road.

Bonus was the softer, floaty-er ride from the HX springs - A pre-cursor to Range-Rover ride.....

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

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I prefer Inox.

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In the same vein, type 'Steve Hughes - Health and Safety & Offended Comedy Routines' into google/youtube for a good laugh. He does tend to swear a bit though!

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

In the same vein, type 'Steve Hughes - Health and Safety & Offended Comedy Routines' into google/youtube for a good laugh. He does tend to swear a bit though!

A bit!?

Well, let's just say that he has probably never read 'The Genteel Guide to Sophisticated Swearing'...