Reply to "Pantera Alignment - what are the recommended settings (2017)?"

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@bosswrench posted:
Many owners successfully use 0.090" or 0.100" shaved from one side. This is a safe amount that does not fall into the grease cavity for the ball joint. Good for about 1 more degree of caster additive to whatever else you use.

Larry Stock offers the ball joints pre-shaved. It takes a 5/32" shim. I don't know what that translates to in the amount he cuts off?

I can't get a straight answer from him other then he gets about 4.5° total using the shaved ball joint and offset bushings which he carries also. By deductive reasoning the offset bushings must be around an additional 1.5°?

In a '60s Mustang that would be a large change, adding 2.5°, with a noticeable increase in effort with manual steering. Been there, done that.

He says there is no noticeable change in effort to him going from the stock 2° to 4.5°.

I would presume 4.5° would be a significant change in directional stability in the Pantera as well?

1/29/232:43 PM

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