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Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle MainJet #972029 09/16/2013 1:42 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL L LONGBOX55 'Bolter
LONGBOX55 'Bolter L Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL	Do not stack the caster shims!!!! They are not designed to work that way. If you need more caster, replace the shims with larger ones that have the amount of extra caster angle you're after. Bill Burmeister

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Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	MainJet	09/16/2013 10:00 AM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	46gmcpu	09/16/2013 10:49 AM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	3B	09/16/2013 11:11 AM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	MainJet	09/16/2013 11:21 AM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	46gmcpu	09/16/2013 12:20 PM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	MainJet	09/16/2013 1:17 PM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	LONGBOX55	09/16/2013 1:42 PM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	MainJet	09/16/2013 2:05 PM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	46gmcpu	09/16/2013 4:33 PM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	MainJet	09/16/2013 5:45 PM
Re: Angled "shims" under leaf stack on I beam axle	46gmcpu	09/17/2013 11:33 AM

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