Can someone school me on these please? I would have thought the way the bottom control arm is mounted on the pin and the torsion bar in the back of it, that there would be limited movement available in this area? Am I wrong?
I found that the stock strut rods limited the amount of positive caster I was able to get on both my A-Body & E-Body. The maximum I was able to get with stock rubber and components was .5* or so.
Additionally, I like my cars with some rake to them, that is with the rear end slightly higher than the front end. Consequently, lifting the rear end of the car reduces the amount of positive caster by a bit too.
Once I fitted adjustable strut rods in my cars, I was able to pull the lower control arm forward just enough to allow 4* to 5* degrees of positive caster without causing any binding.
The result of doing so was greatly enhanced stability at all speeds, especially on the freeway. It virtually eliminated that vague, wandering feeling at speed I suffered with in these cars for several decades. So, there is that benefit to adjustable strut rods.
