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balljoint
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 Posted: Sat May 10, 2025 6:06 am Post subject: Flipping rear trailing arms |
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Anyone has any proof of this being done to reduce negative camber on a bus?
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SGKent 
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2025 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Flipping rear trailing arms |
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what steps have you taken to reduce negative camber on your bus and what are the measurements now?
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balljoint
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Flipping rear trailing arms |
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I have 3.5 horse shoe plates and one outer spline down. Looking to get a degree wherever I could
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SGKent
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: Flipping rear trailing arms |
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you might have better luck searching thru this thread, and asking here.
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balljoint
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 5:53 am Post subject: Re: Flipping rear trailing arms |
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So I put new bushings in the arms bolted them in place on the same same side, one flipped obviously, and they measured out the same with an angle finder so I guess it's not a "thing" when it comes to busses. Don't believe everything on th interwebs 
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Clatter
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 8:40 am Post subject: Re: Flipping rear trailing arms |
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Nice work.
Good to have someone try IRL.
Sounds like it's time for a torsion raise?
Saw one once where they converted to swing and just raised the trans...
The KCW forums used to have a few really dumped buses with extensive how-tos on severe lowering.
C-notches, etc.
That site is gone now but snapshots are on the wayback machine.
Look around about maybe 2011 or so..?
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