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s14slide
05-23-2005, 02:38 PM
Alright, I've recently confused myself about caster. My question is, if you adjust the wheel forward in the w/well, is that positive or negative caster adjustment. I got an alignment done a while back and the alignment machine confused me. When I bought the car, it had adjustable T/C rods, but the wheels where way in the back of the wells. So far so that my 17x9's up front rubbed the back of the w/well when turning. I had the guy adjust the wheels further forward in the well to where the tire is just a few mm's from the washer bottle. But now I'm dealing with the problem of the wheel not returning fast enough for drift. I'm going to start playing w/ the caster this week, but I just wanted to see what the Zilvians had to say about it.

papershot
05-23-2005, 06:40 PM
more forward = more positive caster. i'm running +7.5 caster and the wheel snaps back nicely. increasing the caster decreases the turning...uhh...direct feelingness. more caster gives you more stability, kind of harder to turn. decreasing the caster would make your wheel snap back even slower.