>I am away from my resources and my failing memory is acting up again.
>Which is more likely to cause a car to pull to one side barring any other
>maladies such as improper tire pressure etc. Castor or Camber. Toe
>certainly wouldn't as that would just cause the tires to just scrub off
>tread if excessive. For example, if a vehicle was traveling down a
>straight road, what would cause it to wander or pull slightly to the left.
>Something in my muddled mind has me leaning towards too much castor on the
>left side (or not enough on the right) but could someone confirm or deny
>this for me -
Barry:
If I'm not mistaken, either is a possibility. In the case of camber,
a tire will tend to 'steer' in the direction it is leaning. Having a
bit of negative camber dialed into the front end is a good thing, but
only if each tire's camber is equal.
In the case of castor, I'll offer this example: It's my understanding
that modern car manufacturers specify different castor specs for left
& right in order to compensate for the slight crown that is present
on most roads and highways. A car with equal castor settings left
and right will usually tend to drift SLOWLY off the right side of the
road because of the crown of the highway. When castor angles are
strategically set, with left castor slightly more (or less, I forget
which) than the right, the car won't drift off the road.
I believe that camber would have the largest impact of the two
Anyone feel free to jump in and correct me!
--
Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6
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