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Butter
11-12-2008, 11:48 AM
Hey everyone, was wondering if anyone out there is running Gibson LT arms on their 450R and knows how much caster they run. I've been fighting a "twitchy" problem with my bike recently and narrowed evrything down to the caster. Anyone have a good setup for MX racing? How many degrees, positive or negative? I have an idea on what I'm going to do, but just want to see if anyone else can shed some light. Thanks.

vAnS_77
11-13-2008, 09:56 AM
I believe my laeger said, -3 caster, 3 camber. That should offset you to a bottom pitch on your tire.

eastside 400
11-13-2008, 11:03 AM
the more positive your caster, the more stable at high speeds it will be, less caster will improve cornering ability. your best bet is to just change it and see how you like it because no one gives a spec to follow because its personal preference

Butter
11-13-2008, 11:12 AM
Thanks.... That's what I figured, but I know a lot of MX racers in the area who run the front end, and just seeing if there was any trick that could be done.