Go get it aligned now. Get a four wheel alignment since you've also changed the rear suspension geometry. You'll only be able to adjust Toe Angle (providing you have
the spring plates evenly set) in the rear. A four wheel alignment can be done by any NTB. I've had my Barndoor, 23 Window, DC all on the racks up there. They
do need to get their tools around the rear wheels, so if they're tucked under the lips of the wells, it may only be that you can get a front end alignment.
Whoever you heard this from is full of crap.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Denning
Sent: Mar 3, 2008 8:27 AM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: my bus pulls to the right a bit
i just want to verify this although i know it sounds stuipd, i read somewhere on the samba that you should wait 800 miles to allow the suspension to completely settle before you go to the alignment shop. is this true? should i put some miles on it before? i haven't really gone out and measured and checked the toe on the front and now that you mention it it wouldn't surprise me if my right front was a bit low. i'll start with tire pressure and the move on to toe, then move to the alignment shop...how bad are they going to freak on the camber i have created on the rear? should i just tell them i want a front end alignment? can anyone do this? or should i go to bob meyers in north little rock?
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 06:16:29 -0800
From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: my bus pulls to the right a bit
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yeah Will. Lots of stuff can cause pulling one way or the other. Start with the easy stuff first. Like check the tire pressure for a significant difference between the two front tires. But, after all that front end work the first trip should be to an alignment shop. About $50 well spent. I can get one really close with the old shade tree technique for toe-in toe-out and a level for camber settings but it's off to the alignment shop for cars that are going to be on the street a bunch.
Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: All of those can contribute, but since he just put it back on the road, alignment would be #1 on my list. All things being equal,
brakes (dragging, mis-adjusted, wheel cylinders etc.) need to be checked too.
-----Original Message-----
From: Denis Dodson
Sent: Mar 3, 2008 8:07 AM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: my bus pulls to the right a bit
 I was going to suggest easy stuff first, like get your drums turned and adjust your brakes.
Murray is a whole different bus with the drums turned. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:02 AM Subject: [tcb] Re: my bus pulls to the right a bit
ask pollux.
There's lots of things that can cause a pull.
If it's under braking, check the brake components for proper adjustment and wear problems.
If it's a disc brake front end make sure nothing is dragging unnecessarily (stuck caliper).
If all of that is working fine then tires/alignment would be next. Caster in an early bus is not adjustable.
In a ball joint front end you can compensate only slightly by the ball joint adjustment. Camber angle or toe-in would
be my suspicion. Since you just got the bus back on the road have you had it aligned?
If not, take it to a shop now.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Denning
Sent: Mar
3, 2008 7:52 AM
To: Chad Johnson , tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] my bus pulls to the right a bit
how can i adjust that? my dad says it's caster??? where do you adjust that at?
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