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How does the caster setting affect an AutoX car.
What is the best, and why. Rich |
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I'm pretty firmly in the camp of caster is good for autox. And more is better. Granted, there's such a thing as too much of a good thing. But the dynamic camber gain more than makes up for the reduced turn-in if that is the ONLY thing you're doing.
But it's all a system. Caster alone is not the end-all-be-all. You need to dial the rest of the car in around it. And a truly hot setup for autox, is not going to be a hot setup for track or street. Having a lot of caster allows you to run less static negative camber, giving you a better contact patch for braking. Turn-in won't be as light, but the car will have more front end grip when you need it (mid turn). Turn-in then can be played with by toe, or spring rate, or just compensating with the steering nut. I think I'd rather have a little more effort for turn-in if it meant I could carry an extra .15 G around a turn. -Josh2 |
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