7 degrees caster and rancho brackets, LCAs

[Kum4224]

I installed some rancho geometry brackets on my mopar lifted JLU sport. Caster is now at 7 / 6.8. I used my existing mopar longer arms. Drives great although steering is a bit on the heavy side. No drivetrain vibes and I rarely go in 4H anyway.

Should I be worried about the heavy steering wear and swap the extended arms out for the factory arms that are 1/4" shorter. How much would my caster drop by approximately if I did that?

I got the brackets to improve wander at high speeds. I have 35" tires and my initial caster with the extended arms prior to brackets was at 5.6 / 5.4.

I wouldn't want my caster to drop back down to the mid 5s by going back to factory arms. Should I just leave it as it is or would going to the factory arms bringing it down to the sweet spot of 6-6.5?

From other threads, brackets aside, going from factory arms to extended arms seems to be giving everyone a 1-1.5 degree improvement. I would think going back to factory arms could drop me below where I even was to begin with.

Thanks!

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[jeepingib]

I installed some rancho geometry brackets on my mopar lifted JLU sport. Caster is now at 7 / 6.8. I used my existing mopar longer arms. Drives great although steering is a bit on the heavy side. No drivetrain vibes and I rarely go in 4H anyway.

Should I be worried about the heavy steering wear and swap the extended arms out for the factory arms that are 1/4" shorter. How much would my caster drop by approximately if I did that?

I got the brackets to improve wander at high speeds. I have 35" tires and my initial caster with the extended arms prior to brackets was at 5.6 / 5.4.

I wouldn't want my caster to drop back down to the mid 5s by going back to factory arms. Should I just leave it as it is or would going to the factory arms bringing it down to the sweet spot of 6-6.5?

From other threads, brackets aside, going from factory arms to extended arms seems to be giving everyone a 1-1.5 degree improvement. I would think going back to factory arms could drop me below where I even was to begin with.

Thanks!

If the steering doesn't bother you it should be fine. Things will wear a bit faster, and your steering gear and pump will have to work a bit harder, but unless you spend more than 50% of your time on the rocks I wouldn't worry about it. At speed the components won't really notice much difference.