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Re: March 29-31 zMax Match Tour
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:41 am
by John Brown
steverife wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:39 am
9.5 degrees caster!!!!
yup.. actually the worlds FIRST self driving car...
in a straight line..
thats down from 10.5 factory
Re: March 29-31 zMax Match Tour
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:10 am
by disneyd
Remind me about caster... I thought you wanted as much as possible positive caster (while still reaching the camber setting you want) in order to maximize camber gain (or minimize camber loss) while turning. This is at the expense of steering effort, which doesn't matter much with power steering.
Am I thinking of something backwards or are you getting too much camber gain?
Re: March 29-31 zMax Match Tour
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:11 pm
by John Brown
too much castor.. which slows down the steering speed rate. Which is a bad quality in the Dodges. Some is good.. too much is bad.
Also.. too much castor raises the front ride height which effects the rear spring and roll rate.
now.. if it was just a track car.. Id leave it around 8.5 - 9 degrees,simply because it slows down the inputs to the steering.