Cross Caster 1.75 Degrees...

[pitts64]

Thanks!

[pitts64]

Since my car goes positive camber during compression, wouldn't adding more positive caster on the right make it sensitive to pull right because of positive camber..

It's a weird kind of pull, it only pulls when the road dips down on the right side.. I'm also wondering if I need more static negative camber on the right..

I have both sides of my camber set at around -25. to -.30.. With 1.30 degrees more positive caster on the right.. I'm somewhere close to +6.30 right +5 left..

When my car is on the skid plates and I turn the wheel to the right it keeps spinning back to center because of all the extra caster on that side, I have a Lee 12 to 1 steering box..

Thank you for all your help so far.. All in all this old 64 Bonneville handles very well...

[MonzaRacer]

Wait, so your doing your own Alignment? Don't you know after compensation, when doing caster swings, adjustments you should have the brakes locked while measuring and adjusting.
If not your not going to be getting proper readings.

From what your saying you have issues on suspension compression, which may mean your getting some odd bumpsteer issues.

[pitts64]

I tried checking toe with a person in the drivers seat and that made a big difference. The drivers side toes in and extra 1/2" with a body in the car.. So I slightly toed out the drivers side and it's so much better now..

I cut one coil off the front springs and it's a 1/2" lower then factory ride height, it was way too high before the cut. I'm thinking on compressing and turning the coil springs in the spring pockets and installing a lock bolt in the bottom control arm to bring the ride height back up a 1/2"..

Here is a video at 130.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZihzBMaKxg

[ford396]

Fix your bump steer. I would not want to see any more than maybe .040" of toe change in 3" of suspension travel. If you are in fact changing 1/2" just by placing someone in the car, there is no way this will drive good.

Bob