Quick Question Regarding Caster
#1
Burning Brakes
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Quick Question Regarding Caster
Please can someone tell me the effect of steering feel by caster change?
Ie does LOTS of caster make steering feel heavier or light? stable or twitchy?
I think adding caster will make the steering heavier and duller? Which is what I'm after.
Ie does LOTS of caster make steering feel heavier or light? stable or twitchy?
I think adding caster will make the steering heavier and duller? Which is what I'm after.
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Drifting
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I run about +8.7 degrees of caster.
#3
Race Director
"heavier" and "duller" are not words I necessarily use, but more castor will increase the steering effort, and increase straight line stability. It will make the car want to self-center, so it will be less "twitchy" going straight, but possibly more "twitchy" in the turns.
It also increases the amount of camber gain you get on the outside tire when you turn, so more castor gives more camber in the turns
It also increases the amount of camber gain you get on the outside tire when you turn, so more castor gives more camber in the turns
#4
Le Mans Master
Try going to 0.060" toe out! We all have different driving "feels"!
Jim
Jim
Last edited by Painrace; 05-27-2010 at 03:18 PM.