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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,907 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,907 | One problem with changing ride height is that there needs to be at least a small angle of a U joint to assure that the needle bearings in the caps move a little. As the angle approaches zero, the grease in the caps quits circulating, and the needle bearings wear out quickly from lack of lubrication. There are a lot of unintended consequences to any changes to ride height, track width, steering geometry, or other angles built in by the vehicle designers. The laws of physics are not "suggestions"- - - - -something that shade tree engineers often tend to ignore! Jerry
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