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Re: Alignment

To: Enrique Claure <spanlab@ceibo.entelnet.bo>
Subject: Re: Alignment
From: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 00:06:07 -0500
Hi Enrique,

Enrique Claure wrote:
> 
> Caster is a horizontal measure. The wheel can be to far front or to far
> back with respect to the rear axle or a set point.  HTH, Enrique

  Er, no.  What you've described above is the wheelbase.  Caster is the
angle of a  line drawn thru the center of the king pins, to a vertical
line.  IOW, the king pins are tilted back a bit when viewed from the
side.

  BTW, I like that A,H & V camber analogy.  

  Cheers,

  CR

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