2"lift steering wheel of center, everything is stock

[the evil twin]

Wot he said X2 ^^^^

Cure the problem, don't treat the sympton... always ends in tears in the longer term

[mudski]

In your opinion, for 2" lift why not caster correction bushes?

They wear faster than the proper standard bush due the centre of the bush being not centre there for having more rubber on one side and less on the other.

[Bidja]

They wear faster than the proper standard bush due the centre of the bush being not centre there for having more rubber on one side and less on the other.

For me no issue to date, used same set now for 100,000ks, do lots of dirt/gravel/corrugations and no visible evidence of wear, maybe bush material selection - All good.

[mudski]

For me no issue to date, used same set now for 100,000ks, do lots of dirt/gravel/corrugations and no visible evidence of wear, maybe bush material selection - All good.

I’ll eat my words then mate. Haha. I was just going by what others have reported as I have and will only ever use oem bushes.


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[Fireblade]

alright i will take the advise on wheel alignment before spending money on anything else. once i get the print out i will go from there.
this steering issue will go on the back burner for a month while i get a redarc pyro & boost gauge.

thanks for all the info

[Fireblade]

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So these were my wheel alignment resaults
They said the toe was out and adjusted it the parallel
I thought the toe was meant to slightly in to help it track straight?
And looking at the print out it says specs a +0.3 and they put it to 0.0

I’m not fining the pull to the left worse and I don’t think it’s in my head but who know haha.

I also see my caster is almost 0 I’ve read a lot and seems caster should be around +3 to +4 degrees
I’m not sure of the lift I have as it was fitted before buying the car but I’ve always thought it was 2inch and recently I fitted 15mm spacers to the top of the front coils.

So I originally thought I needed 2degree caster bushes but now I’m thinking I need at least 3degree bushes and to get more I can’t use bushes alone.
I value any input people have thanks

[Bidja]

If not happy with result take it back. Alos, It is up to them to decide what caster correction needed. Maybe if not happy find someone more competent.

Think only 2-3 deg caster correction bushes available for max 3" lift, or then use drop boxes eg for example:

https://www.superiorengineering.com....rch=drop%20box

With lift measurement may be able to help out. Mine 08 Wag with 2" but carries a bit of wt. Give me your measurement from under guard arch to wheel center x 4 or to the bottom of rim bead/lip and dia of rim at that lip point and I will do lift comparison for you as reference.

[Fireblade]

If not happy with result take it back. Alos, It is up to them to decide what caster correction needed. Maybe if not happy find someone more competent.

Think only 2-3 deg caster correction bushes available for max 3" lift, or then use drop boxes eg for example:

https://www.superiorengineering.com....rch=drop%20box

With lift measurement may be able to help out. Mine 08 Wag with 2" but carries a bit of wt. Give me your measurement from under guard arch to wheel center x 4 or to the bottom of rim bead/lip and dia of rim at that lip point and I will do lift comparison for you as reference.

Thank I will measure soon, I can’t take it back as they were in a different town. I like in a small town and there’s only one wheel alligner and he’s no good so I went out of town.
I didn’t like the lack of knowledge I got from the guy there either.
I asked “so I should get some caster added to correct the pulling to the lift” their response “ we adjusted your toe in so the wheels are now perfectly straight should be all good now”

The didn’t even understand what I was saying and obviously they didn’t do a before and after Drive. Least is was only $44 trade discount. Lesson learned I’ll give another place a go next time but from all I’ve read caster bushes are likely to be needed.
I’ll measure those specs and let you know

[Fireblade]

Rhf 59cm
Lhf 59cm
LHR 59cm
Rhr 59cm

That’s measured from the underside of the wheel arch to the centre of the hub.

So some history briefly
It has efs lift 2 or 3 inch I don’t know for sure
2008 wagon
Factory rear bumper
Genuine steel bull bar with arb brush bars and side steps
Dual battery under the bonnet on the left side maybe why it’s drooped? I doubt it
Alloy roof cage with kings awning on the left round this is causing droop on lhf
Oh and 5mm coil spacer in the rear upper
And 15mm spacers on the front coils

[MudRunnerTD]

Rhf 59cm
Lhf 59cm
LHR 59cm
Rhr 59cm

That’s measured from the underside of the wheel arch to the centre of the hub.

So some history briefly
It has efs lift 2 or 3 inch I don’t know for sure
2008 wagon
Factory rear bumper
Genuine steel bull bar with arb brush bars and side steps
Dual battery under the bonnet on the left side maybe why it’s drooped? I doubt it
Alloy roof cage with kings awning on the left round this is causing droop on lhf
Oh and 5mm coil spacer in the rear upper
And 15mm spacers on the front coils

No Way is the roof rack and Awning causing Any change to the way the car sits! If it sags to the left that is a little unusual as mostly they sage to the right due to the constant weight of the driver and the Sub Tank.

Has the car always sagged to the left? your front springs may be around the wrong way.