Thread: PLEASE! I need help with my first rod

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Those spindles are scary as hell. If someone welded cast iron to make those spindles, they better be darn good at it.

The steering geometry could concievably work. With the tie rod in front of the axle, the Ackerman would be off, but that would only cause a tire to scrub turning a corner. The caster could be easily set, since that's just the tilt of the axle. Toe in is no problem either. The only thing that I'm not sure of is the camber. If it goes straight, the geometry is probably reasonable, but those cobbled up spindles (and I'm not dissing your ride - just the builder) would worry me a lot. If anything happens to one part on one of the spindles, you're in deep doo.

Suggest that you take the wheel off, and take several photos: one looking straight into the spindle, one from the front, one from the rear, and one from the top. If there are welds, try to show them too.