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Align your car at home?

Started by Kern Dog, May 29, 2024, 12:43:59 AM

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Kern Dog

The engines and transmissions are offset 1 3/4" to the right side.
I've been able to get identical caster numbers both with offset UCA bushings and with aftermarket UCAs. Sometimes you need to put washers between the knuckle and the lower ball joint. This gives you negative camber which allows you to also get more positive caster.

Dino

Yeah washers should get it to even out. I'd love to try more caster though. 6 or 7 degrees and see how it runs.
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Kern Dog

Mine drives quite well. The return to center is right where I like it. When sitting still, I can turn the wheel and see the front end tilt to one side and then the other as the angle of the wheels change while turning.

Dino

How much caster are you running now?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Kern Dog

8 degrees. One degree of negative camber and 1/8" of toe IN.
It tracks straight. It feels really stable too. The car just drives beautifully. It is by far the best driving classic car that I have had or driven.
I did find that with stock UCAs and offset bushings, I could get 6 degrees of positive caster. That is actually plenty.