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.

 

If you dialed in a bunch of + caster (normal 4th gen f-body performance alignment) then yes, that's normal

 

Exactly, +caster=better high speed stability but harder slow speed turning,
-caster=easier slow speed turning, less high speed stabilty. When I say high speed, I mean 55+.

 

Basically, you have more tire contact area.

 

caster doesnt have anything to do with contact area

 

If I am not mistaken then I think camber is what you are thinking of. Camber is the tilt inward or outward of the wheel like for bagged trucks and trucks with hydros.

 

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?

 

Clear because i understand alignments.