Got Alignment, Steering Heavier
12-01-2004, 10:52 PM
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Got Alignment, Steering Heavier Is this normal? After an alignment the steering actually feels heavier. It feels great, but I was just wondering if this was normal? No complaints but just wondering about everyone else's experience.
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Originally Posted by TTopJohn
If you dialed in a bunch of + caster (normal 4th gen f-body performance alignment) then yes, that's normal
-caster=easier slow speed turning, less high speed stabilty. When I say high speed, I mean 55+.
12-07-2004, 10:48 PM
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Camber
Originally Posted by Bad Blu Formula
Basically, you have more tire contact area.
12-07-2004, 11:28 PM
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Camber is contact area, caster is where the wheel is in relation to the shock tower. Say the wheel was perfectly inline with the shock tower, then you tilted the shock tower back, this creates + caster, making the steering heavy. Now tilt the shock tower forward, you get - caster, kind of like a shopping cart wheel. Is that clearer or more confusing?
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Originally Posted by psykoTa
Camber is contact area, caster is where the wheel is in relation to the shock tower. Say the wheel was perfectly inline with the shock tower, then you tilted the shock tower back, this creates + caster, making the steering heavy. Now tilt the shock tower forward, you get - caster, kind of like a shopping cart wheel. Is that clearer or more confusing?
