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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:18 pm 
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I am installing a new front end in my woods buggy and need to know what degree to install the ball joint front end at? I have the frame sitting level thanks for any suggestions


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:08 am 
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I have a question also . What is a good angle on link pin? I see a lot done different

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:07 am 
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Gavey wrote:
I am installing a new front end in my woods buggy and need to know what degree to install the ball joint front end at? I have the frame sitting level thanks for any suggestions


Since the front trailing arms rotate about the same axiis as the beams,
the only result in changing the beam mount would be a resultant change in ground clearance.
For example, if the top beam is angled toward the rear (relative to the bottom beam),
then the trailing arm ends will be moved toward the ground.
"Angle of attack" is another subject entirely.


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:45 pm 
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jimp wrote:
Gavey wrote:
I am installing a new front end in my woods buggy and need to know what degree to install the ball joint front end at? I have the frame sitting level thanks for any suggestions


Since the front trailing arms rotate about the same axiis as the beams,
the only result in changing the beam mount would be a resultant change in ground clearance.
For example, if the top beam is angled toward the rear (relative to the bottom beam),
then the trailing arm ends will be moved toward the ground.
"Angle of attack" is another subject entirely.


I believe the stock setting is somewhere around 6 to 8 degree. Acme sets theirs at 10 degree.
The more you roll the beam back the harder it will be to steer and the easier the wheel can be jerked out of your hands. Another situation where too much is just that, too much.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:24 pm 
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I have a king pin. Its set at 6 degree back.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:27 pm 
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Thanks guys. My first buggy was ball joint. It was set back at a pretty bad angle I would say more than 10 degrees you had to watch it or it would rip the wheel right out of your hands.


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Thanks also

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:34 am 
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Pettigo wrote:
I have a question also . What is a good angle on link pin? I see a lot done different


Make sure that your overall frame is not twisted too. If your
beam is tilted back past stock, the extra caster is amplified
because the front wheels are not sharing the "return to center"
tendency.
Your other concern with having too much caster is wheel wobble.
This may not occur too much when king pin bushings are new,
but as the bushings wear, you may end up with a buggy that
wobbles like the wheels on a bent shopping cart.


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