caster problem

[sj valley dave]

We like to run a big split +5* on the Rf and +1- 1 1/2* on left front...

[Leftterns]

Caster

Doesn't it depend on the track banking and how hard you feel like working against the positive RS caster if moving the wheel to the right?

The car pulls in the direction of positive camber and negative caster.

Not much help if you can only squeeze +2.5 RS degrees though.

[drtrkr244]

One of the new trends is to run the same caster on both sides since you are turning the wheel in both directions.

I was told this by one of the top drivers in the country.

I am trying this now on one of my customers cars and I dont see any negatives to not run it.

[DirtyDriverII]

I have also watched people have issues if they do not have some sort of turnplates or at least a good non stick surface (false readings). Still a better idea to use the slotted uppers; use the lower strut to set the lead in the car.

[HEAVY DUTY]

So we went to change the spindle before the first race this year because we had found a crack in the snout and we replaced it with one identical to the one that was on it and we went to set the caster and no matter what we did we couldn't get to 4* caster on the right front. Could only get to 2.5* no matter what we did. What will having less caster do to the handeling?

Did you change the a arms or balljoints.The spindle itself couldnt have changed the caster. The caster is a straight line thru the balljoint centers.If the spindle was a different height it could change caster by moving the balljoints closer together or farther apart.A spindle with a different inclination can change camber a bunch but not caster. I believe I would be looking at a frames.