Bullwings

I got an alignment yesterday.

First off, the car is completely stock, except for the Hardrace camber joints with roll center plate, everything else is stock.

I ended up with

Front:
0 - Toe
-2.8 Camber
5.6 Castor

Rear
0.2 Total Toe In
-2.6 Camber

The question - I wanted 5.8 castor, and I've seen guys aligning anywhere from 6.0 to 7.0 of castor. I was able to get 5.8 on the right side (not sure how high it would go), but my alignment guy said 5.6 was the limit on the left side. I asked him if he saw anything wrong, and he said he couldn't see anything and that it was "just the way the washer was turning."

Should I be concerned that something might be wrong with my car if I can only get 5.6 degrees of castor on my driver's side?

robrob

Did you get a previous alignment and were you able to get 6 degrees of caster before the camber parts install? If you lower the car you'll be able to get more camber and possibly more caster. A lot of people are running less caster than stock so it's not really an issue.

Bullwings

I think i was able to get 5.8 before, granted it was a different guy at the same shop working on it - I know both guys - they definitely try their best to accommodate me.

I'm not really disappointed in the numbers (5.6 vs 5.8, i'm sure i can't even tell). I'm just more concerned that something might be wrong. I do know that my alignment was all jacked up when I took it in - I had a few offs in the last 4 track events that I've been to (I let my bro drive my car at one of them... LOL!!!).

hatrickstu

I wouldnt worry about it. I did countless alignments on both my old and new 2000's. I cant get the new car to take near as much caster, but I am running alot more camber and the car is lower. I see no issues with yours

dan_uk

Thats realy not a big difference worth worrying about, if it was more than a degree different I'd say something is bent but .2 is nothing to worry about
I can't seem to get over 5.2 or something on mine, I'd say Caster is definitely overrated and too much could cause handling problems.

Those alignment specs look great to me!

ScandinavianFlick

my car gets the same result- at 12.5" center-to-fender height, i max at -3.2* camber on both sides, but my left caster maxes at 5.6 and my right at 5.8. I wouldn't worry about it.

Bullwings

Cool, thanks for all the replies - it puts my concerns to rest.

I'm not sure what my camber maxes out at, I got the numbers I wanted and didn't ask for more.

psychoazn

Yup, no need to worry. I'd sacrifice a little caster for camber too.