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Cr85rRida
12-13-2007, 05:46 PM
When i have my bars straight, my right wheel is turning "in" more but the left wheel is straight...I am pretty sure there is a way to fix this, something to do witht he tierod right? any help would be nice, i cant ride the freaking thing its impossible to drive it
312R1
12-13-2007, 06:33 PM
Just loosen the jam nuts on the tie rod and adjust it to where the tire is straight.
Cr85rRida
12-13-2007, 06:52 PM
thats what i was thinking.
Aceman
12-13-2007, 09:19 PM
Originally posted by 312R1
Just loosen the jam nuts on the tie rod and adjust it to where the tire is straight.

There's a bit more to it than that. Having some toe-in would be beneficial........
312R1
12-13-2007, 09:28 PM
Originally posted by Aceman
There's a bit more to it than that. Having some toe-in would be beneficial........


Yeah I know, but I didn't want to overwhelm him..;)
Cr85rRida
12-13-2007, 09:56 PM
lol thanks??

i know the wheels should be straight as an arrow they should both be adjusted properly im just not familiar with these things.
Aceman
12-13-2007, 10:46 PM
You DON'T want your tires straight. Here's a little article on setup:
http://www.lsracing.com/img/Guide_21.pdf
TheNewn
12-13-2007, 11:59 PM
What i do is measure the distance of the front tires in front of the quad mid tire to mid tire, and do the same for the back of the front tires. I like the front measurement to be about 1/8th of an inch NARROWER than the back measurement. so i'll have a little bit of toe in and it'll self correct and not want to drag to the left or the right. assuming everything else is good.

Some people do it from rim to rim, not mid tire to mid tire. I kinda do whatever i feel like at the time. but like the other poster said, you DONT want them perfectly straight. Toe in a little bit.
mineralgrey01gt
12-14-2007, 01:35 AM
im glad you all mentioned this. I never knew that about the wheels to be in a hair. I need to adjust my left one out about a 1/8" or so and the other in about a 1/8"
Cr85rRida
12-14-2007, 02:03 PM
its one wheel and you cant even drive the R straight. If the bars were straight, you would be going left!
Cr85rRida
12-15-2007, 12:27 PM
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Cr85rRida/crooked1001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Cr85rRida/crooked1002.jpg
TheNewn
12-15-2007, 12:36 PM
You cant just tighten up the tierod?
Cr85rRida
12-15-2007, 01:28 PM
okay guys i fixed it, i just pulled off the tie-rod and loosend the nut and kept trying it out until it looked good. then i tightned it all down and took it for a spin and its doing great, thanks for the help and for putting up with my no0bish ways.