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Postby mmx005 » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:34 pm

just wondering if any one has played with their caster settings (assuming it is possible to do so)

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Postby Charlie Brown » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:54 pm

Yes, what model do you have?

For NA & NBs try for the maximum you can. ie around the high 4 to early 5 degrees with 1.5 neg camber. Back off the camber and the castor can go up.

If it's a NC set at around 6.2 degrees.
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Postby mmx005 » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:00 pm

its for a 98 daily driver. im going to pedders on friday to have everything set up, and just wondered what caster (and everything else now i think of it) people had. is caster adjustment available straight from the factory or do you have to put a kit on the car???

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Postby Matty » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:49 am

With power steering, just pick the camber you want, then ask them to dial in as much caster as possible while keeping that camber angle.

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Postby Garry » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:22 am

It adjustable with the factory adjustments already built into the car, but it's not an independent adjustment. ie changing caster will also affect your camber. So it's a bit of a compromise between whether you want lots of caster or lots of camber. Hence the comments from the guys above.
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Postby Charlie Brown » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:02 pm

mmx005 wrote:its for a 98 daily driver. im going to pedders on friday to have everything set up, and just wondered what caster (and everything else now i think of it) people had. is caster adjustment available straight from the factory or do you have to put a kit on the car???


mmx005, see here.

http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=15398
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Wakefield 1:09.13 Eastern Creek GP 1:50.198 Ext 2:17.538 Sth 1:02.9003
Phillip Is 1:58.50 Winton Short 1:10.7 Lakeside 1:05.7711 MDTC 45.20


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