Of my many books on suspension development for race cars, Performance
Handling; How to Make Your Car Handle by Don Alexander and How to Make Your
Car Handle by Fred Puhn, Alexander spells it "castor" and Puhn spells it
"caster". You are free to tell either of these experts that they don't know
what they are talking about.
I'm not that much of an expert.
My edition of Webster says that "castor" is the same as "caster". He
probably doesn't know what he is talking about either.
LAD
P.S. In his book, Advanced Race Car Suspension Development, Steve Smith
spells it "caster", yet Alain Prost, the ex Formula One Champion of the
World, in his book, Competition Driving, calls it "castor". Others,
including Paul Frere, Bob Bondurant and Jim Pagel (a guy I raced against
very successfully for years) don't help because they can't decide, either.
This is all so confusing. Perhaps, you can tell me which of these guys
doesn't know what he (they) is (are) talking about and which does.
Thanks in advance for your help.
----- Original Message -----
From: "derf" <derf247@gmail.com>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Help - lots of long LBC
Like Castor oil? More would help if you are trying to shove it up an
orifice.
I don't think rear caster (castor) is really an issue on Spridgets.
Come to think of it, I don't think front caster is an issue on
Spridgets. When you get into struts and such then caster is
important.
Well, it seems people with "daniel" in their email addys are ganging up on
me.
And Bob is the Cap'n, unless I'm out on my Whaler, when I guess I am
the captain for a time. ARRRRRRRGH, shiver me timbers.
On 6/11/07, Larry Daniels <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Oh, Pa, you devil, I thought you were just kidding, I didn't think you
> would really start that.
>
> Beware, everybody, the sh_t is ready to hit the fan.
>
> OK, Cap'n Derf, why would more castor on a live rear axle help or hurt?
>
> Ed
>
> P.S. This is all your fault, Pa.
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