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Caster Measurement 200 1993

posted by  Irollturbo on  Tue Apr 5 17:17 CST 2005
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After doing all of my bushing work I took the car in to be aligned today. My caster is out of specification on the left side at 2.7 degrees. Right side is 3.2 degrees. I don't seem to have any major pulling or drifting problems.

The shop I went to - actually a SCCA race prep shop - said that the 2.7 degrees wasn't that bad and that they wouldn't worry about it yet. I think it needs to be at least 3.0 degrees to be in spec. His guess to a cause was that the strut mounts are looking pretty worn and in fact show cracking on both sides. He said that would be the most obvious thing to address first, but suggested I wait until they start making some noise.

Anyone have any experience with caster issues?

The other possibilities are ball joints (still seem ok) and "something bent"






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