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sucker4stalefish · 09-13-2005, 05:15 PM

it seems that most people run a lot more camber on their cars for stability. my friend owns an alignment machine so i tried running 5 degrees and it the car feels much more go-cartish with faster steering response. from what i understand, this decreases contact patch during turns, but the car just seems to slide easier. since i dont steer much when driving over 90mph anyway, i dont see much sacrifice in high speed stability. am i risking damaging or sacrificing anything with less caster?

Dousan_PG · 09-13-2005, 05:17 PM

no
its fine. run less. car setup is personal prefernce
if i were you i'd just run stock caster.

sw20>>s14 · 09-13-2005, 06:45 PM

wait im confused...your running 5 degrees camber or caster? your running -5 camber and less caster is what your saying right? anyways...positive caster gives you more neg camber when turning...so like dousan said...alignments are all personal preference...i personally run more positive caster...

sucker4stalefish · 09-14-2005, 10:59 PM

whoops typo. 5 degrees caster not camber.

09-13-2005, 05:15 PM	#1
sucker4stalefish Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 96 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	less caster? it seems that most people run a lot more camber on their cars for stability. my friend owns an alignment machine so i tried running 5 degrees and it the car feels much more go-cartish with faster steering response. from what i understand, this decreases contact patch during turns, but the car just seems to slide easier. since i dont steer much when driving over 90mph anyway, i dont see much sacrifice in high speed stability. am i risking damaging or sacrificing anything with less caster?

09-13-2005, 05:17 PM	#2
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	no its fine. run less. car setup is personal prefernce if i were you i'd just run stock caster. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

09-13-2005, 06:45 PM	#3
sw20>>s14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bay area Posts: 5,656 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	wait im confused...your running 5 degrees camber or caster? your running -5 camber and less caster is what your saying right? anyways...positive caster gives you more neg camber when turning...so like dousan said...alignments are all personal preference...i personally run more positive caster... __________________ s14\| y34\| 911 gts\| exige s\| 600rr\| r3\| 250r\| 85 girlfriend

09-14-2005, 10:59 PM	#4
sucker4stalefish Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 96 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	whoops typo. 5 degrees caster not camber.