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bandi previously said:
Thank You for your response, I do know what caster is... But... My Question Is tho, Why is the right set differently than the left ??? See below....
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From what i heard/thought... might be completley off...
Bandi. The manufacturers always put more caster on the drivers side. The reason for this is so that the car tracks slightly to the right. This is an attempt to prevent head on collisions when a driver passes out. The extra caster on the drivers side pushes the drivers side wheel out just a tiny bit. it is not noticeable really by either the driver or the tires. I would love to push my caster out as far as i can just to give the FJ better breaking control and turn in response but its no race car so it makes no difference to me there. The only thing i don't want to lose when i put my lift on is the current handling characteristics. this is really the only reason i am considering replacing the upper control arms.
oh how i know what i just wrote. When i replaced the caster bushings on my GTO the stock setup has a washer on the drivers side to specifically push out the caster on that side. This was KEPT on my car even after i pushed the caster up quite a few degrees.
