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Old 06-07-2017, 01:47 PM   #195 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
slowmover — I thought I'd let you answer the question about bushings, but rather than let it fall between the cracks...

Just as there is an optimal line to follow through a curve, just touching the apex, there is an optimal line for a straight line; and it's ...a straight line.

Constant course corrections work the tires and affect wear and fuel economy.

Close enough?

deejaaa —
Once the various body and suspension bushings age, they allow steering slop. It's serious enough to be a measured concern: course corrections per 100-miles.

With trucks it takes less of a problem to create more inefficiency.

Agreed.
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