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Post by Joe » 14 Jan 2010 02:03 am

Castor is it a good thing to have lots off caster to get your wheels to go stright for drifting ? cheers joe
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Post by volvosneverdie » 14 Jan 2010 08:17 am

Camber?

Castor is an oil to make you have a poo isnt it?

Camber is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camber_angle

Castor is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_oil

I recomend the 1st version FTW.

* edit after the post below. :lol: OK, im wrong again......................... Castor it is. :oops:
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Post by nomead » 14 Jan 2010 08:53 am

There's also this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_angle

Though no comment on fine tuning any wheel angles. I don't know enough about them...
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Re: castor

Post by mat 91 » 14 Jan 2010 11:03 am

right camber is if the top of the wheel tilting in or out from the car negative camber is the top of wheel tilted in helps with cornering postive camber is the oppiste and helps with straight line handling
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caster is the angle of the strut and wheel again if you look from the side of the car if the strut goes towards the rear of the car thats postive helps the steering return back to straight good for drifting and negative caster is the oppiste this will help straight line handling
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as in setting up your car is all tiny ajustments and you dont want max camber or caster will make the car a pig
hope this helps just ask if it dont
and yes the pics are of the net but i write all the rest see i am good at summet lol
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Post by Chris_C » 14 Jan 2010 07:57 pm

mat 91 wrote:see i am good at summet lol
Lol, everyone is dude that's the point of here :lol:

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Post by volvosneverdie » 14 Jan 2010 08:01 pm

mat 91 wrote: and yes the pics are of the net but i write all the rest see i am good at summet lol
At least youve got ONE thing man. :lol:
Im consistantly bad at pretty much everything.

including spelling. :|
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Post by Joe » 14 Jan 2010 08:17 pm

Mat 91 Cheers that helps i am going to have a fiddle with it. I think you got the 2 mixed up is it not the positive camber that makes the wheels come back because the negative camber is the same on shopping trollies and the dont like to go in a stright line lol i might be wrong on that. + the pics are good cheers Joe

Yer it is a 300 ano they are good but it could be better and i really just want to have a go :)
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Post by Chris_C » 14 Jan 2010 08:44 pm

Joe wrote:i really just want to have a go :)
Fair ;)

Look into adjustable 200sx topmounts
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Post by Joe » 14 Jan 2010 11:20 pm

HMM i will cheers :) has anyone got a build thread on it cheers Joe

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Re: castor

Post by mat 91 » 15 Jan 2010 12:49 pm

its caster on shopping trolleys as the wheels is off center from its mountings
were as camber is the top of the wheel tilting in or out
have a read of this you should get it
http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html
and you dont want to much caster as it makes going in a straight line a pain
i would spend your time making better brakes or making it handle better
than the caster as its allready got plenty
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Post by volvosneverdie » 15 Jan 2010 12:51 pm

^^^good link dude.
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Post by classicswede » 16 Jan 2010 11:48 pm

IT is worth using adjustable strut tops to correct the camber after lowering. The problem with using the nissan top mount is it raises the front of the car up as where my ones keep the same dimensions as the originals. The big issue with raising the front by 1" with the nissan mounts is the dampers already have very little movment before bottoming out so shorter springs again will not get you that inch back
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Post by Chris_C » 17 Jan 2010 12:12 am

classicswede wrote:my ones keep the same dimensions as the originals
How long you done those for dude :oops: I'll look through the cat!
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