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Caster Adjustment

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CAUTION:
  • Adjust the caster before adjusting the camber.
  1. Loosen the front and/or rear cam nuts.
    Fig 1: Loosening Front &/Or Rear Cam Nuts
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  2. Turn the front and/or rear adjusting cam bolts equally to provide the correct caster angle.
    Fig 2: Adjusting Caster Angle (Front)
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    Fig 3: Identifying Caster Bolt Adjustments (Front)
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    NOTE:
    • Turning the front cam one graduation on the scale changes the caster angle about 25'  and the camber about 29'  . Turning the rear cam one graduation changes the caster angle about 25'  and the camber about 2'  .
  3. Adjust the camber and the toe-in.