Thread: Caster correction for raised RRC

Completed this project yesterday morning. I made a cradle/jig that bolts to the table of my drill press and holds the swivel ball. Slotted the holes by making a plunge cut with an end mill; this proved to be very demanding on the drill press- morse tapers are not designed for sideways loads, plus the milling bit wants to wander a fair bit and the drill press does not have the rigidity of a milling machine. Cleaned up the slots with a 10mm tungsten-carbide burr in the press, they came up a treat. 2 extra locating holes located using Wayne's suggested technique, so now 9 bolts holding each flange to the axle.
End result- the vehicle now tracks very well, actually wants to travel in a straight line. Have not had the new caster angle measured- don't feel like spending another $65.00 but I have rotated the flanges 4mm at the o.d. which equates to just over 3 degrees, so should be between 3 and 4 degrees positive caster. Thanks again to those who offered advice.

Was giving this some thought whilst driving nearly 1,000km on the weekend in my other Rangie- 94 soft-dash with EAS- and 2 things occurred to me. When the EAS lowers in highway mode, you get a bit of additional positive caster and the vehicle handles like a dream (very much enjoyed the Great Ocean Road!). Conversely, when you select high-profile, the caster must come back to about 1 degree or less, which may be part of the reason this mode is limited to 60km/hr by the ECU.