DeTomaso Mailing List: June 2000, Message #175

Fred,

If I'm understanding you correctly, you added caster, right?

If so, I agree. I have the same size tires and going to the offset 
A-arm bushings allowed me to get 3.5 degrees on each side. Made a 
world of difference!

FWIW,

Kirby


At 8:04 -0400 5/6/00, F. & D. Terry wrote:
>Charlie,
>	As a suggestion to you and anyone else with a GT5 or GT5-S. You can
>cure the tendency of your car to dart on those wavy paving surfaces by
>installing a set of offset bushings. My car would jump almost
>uncontrollably when riding on blacktop paving that was rutted by heavy
>truck traffic. I installed a set of Marino Perna's offset urethane
>bushings and the darting vanished. The ride is now excellent. Give it a
>try and use one of those bushing drivers I came up with to make the job
>easy.
>	Fred T.