Alignment Setting, Optimal
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Car: 1988 SC Camaro
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Alignment Setting, Optimal
Is this a good setting for strait-line street racing?
Caster +4
Camber 0
Toe 0
Is there any advantages/disadvantages to this setting? IS there a better setting to use? (street driving only)
Caster +4
Camber 0
Toe 0
Is there any advantages/disadvantages to this setting? IS there a better setting to use? (street driving only)
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Car: 88 firebird under construction
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Every try pushing a shopping cart fowards when the wheel is facing the wrong direction and its all wobbly as hell? Well thats what +4 caster is, negative caster will always make the car more stable.
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positive caster
actually, i think more positive caster keeps the car stable at higher speeds....i just don't know how much positive caster to go with...
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Re: positive caster
Originally posted by Crusin' 1980's
actually, i think more positive caster keeps the car stable at higher speeds....i just don't know how much positive caster to go with...
actually, i think more positive caster keeps the car stable at higher speeds....i just don't know how much positive caster to go with...
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Both of my Camaro Performance books say that more positive caster gives you more stability but harder to steer the wheel...I'm just going by what these two written sources claim...One of these books is "Camaro Performance Handbook" by David Shelby, and the other is "how to tune and mofiy your Camaro" by Jason Scott....in fact, there is a chart that gives the optimal caster setting for racing...all of them are Positve, around 4,5, and 6....so i'm just going by this...
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from the FAQ section of this board
Q: What are some suggested front end alignment specs?
A: A table in the Camaro & Firebird Perforamnce Handbook for 3rd Generation cars lists the following recommendations:
The figures are credited to Global West Suspension Components and are taken with driver weight included
Q: What are some suggested front end alignment specs?
A: A table in the Camaro & Firebird Perforamnce Handbook for 3rd Generation cars lists the following recommendations:
Code:
Caster Camber Toe Total
(deg) (deg) (in)
L R L R
Street +4 +4.5 -.5 -.5 3/32
Hard Street Use +5 +5.5 -1 -1 3/32
Drag Racing +4 +4 0 0 1/32
Road racing +6 +6 -1.75 -1.75 Short Course
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Hmmm very interesting, guess ive been doing it wrong for a few years than. *shrugs* Its just what i was taught when i went to UTI. Hmmmm *shrugs* oh well, my bad.
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Bigwelch, look at your pic.
the farther back your tire footprint is from your turning axis the more stability you will have. As with the shopping cart the wheel wants to follow the axis. Also with the caster (+) when you turn the wheel it will raise the car. So gravity also helps straighten the wheel. savoo
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