NJ B.S. Thread

Hey skippy, high caster moves the top ball joint CLOSER to the cab mount. Stock (low) caster will keep you further from the cab mount.

 

That is how the gain is made on any UCA. The position of the ball joint or uniball in the UCA is farther rearward compared to s astock UCA. The typical method for maximizing caster and wheel position in the wheel well is to move the LBJ as far forward as possible while still being able to keep camber at zero.

 

That's about where I am at too. 2.9 DS and 2.8 PS. I wish Icon had made the arms longer though. I would have been able to push the LCA all the way forward.

 

B&S tire on 9

 

It pulls the top of the spindle back which pushes the hub assembly forward in the wheel well... thus moving the middle of the tire away from the cab mount... 4.5* caster on both driver and passenger side on my truck.

 

If I brought my caster back to 3.5 id probably gain some lift back...

 

Like a whole 1/32 of an inch....maybe

 

The too of the spindle being back further does not push the hub assembly forward. Only adjust the LCA will do that. And that can only be moved so far before you will not be able to get your camber at zero, unless you have adjustable UCAs

 

Im still confused about all this stuff

 

Very little. Lift has the most effect on CVs.

 

Too tired mentally to do the math, but even 2 degrees of caster change will not move the hub assembly very much at all. Turning effects the outer CV joint way more than lift or caster will, just in the horizontal plane instead of vertical

 

I stopped going to Towne Toyota (despite it being closer) after they incorrectly told me I needed to replace the transfer case actuator and quoted me $2100 for parts & labor. Plus, their service is shit.
I go to Toyota of Morristown now. Prices aren't ideal, though doesn't seem much more than Towne, but their service is great. And they never try to upsell.

I didn't know you could do that either, and I doubt places will typically say ok. But who knows. My buddy said he haggled prices are Infiniti as well. idk. I don't argue prices. If they are too high, and I can avoid paying them, I do. If I can't, I don't.

You forgot to mention the stupidity. A hefty dose of that. While there is a lot to learn stock but, frankly, you have to be an idiot to do most trails above green. I mean unless you have lots of money to play with. Then definitely go stock as hard as you can. You'll gain a lot. But you will break things. @Lux If your bro has broken parts, I would definitely advise against him wheeling most trails. I'm just so far off from affording suspension parts, and I have no actually broken ones yet, that I have forced myself to wheel on what I have. But 1st gen parts are old, and likely worn out, if not broken. I don't know much about this all, but I say it's a stupid ideal for most to go.

 

yea, maybe he will just have to wheel the pines until he gets some decent tires/lift lol

 

classes cancelled tomorrow

 

I'd listen to some other, more experienced folks first. I just don't think it's cool to push a stock truck to keep up with trucks moddified way beyond where you're at. You either hold them back too much to where they don't have fun, or you try harder trails they want to run and you increase the risk of breaking things. The risk is always there, but why push it too much? At least for me, it's not really worth it. I have no other vehicle, and I probably won't have the money if something major breaks.

 

That is actually a huge consideration. Any trip off-road can end up being costly. One wrong move and you can end up with body damage, damaged front end, or a dented drive shaft
Being able to afford repairs or not can mean the difference between being able to get to work to make money or not. This hobby can be costly not only in mods, but in repairs for trail damage, or even just the extra wear and tear from offroading.

 

yea thats what I always thought too, stock trucks might end up weighing the group down a bit, Everyone says you can do all kinds of stuff in stock trucks but I think thats assuming the stock truck is willing to wheel the piss out of it while its a walk in the park for everyone else lol

 

This weekend was not really a walk in the park for any of us. There was carnage, some close calls, and some luck. But generally a more capable truck will handle the same trail more easily and safely than a stocker.

 

Luckily for you, your driving skills are much better than your average noob.

 

I have yet to go to rausch so I have no idea what kind of beast lies over there, but from what Ive seen that place is as hard or easy as you want it to be