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bentiac
03-01-2010, 05:41 PM
Has anyone played with their front Caster angle? I assume it's not adjustable on our cars but wanted to double check. Going for alignment soon and have the following in mind:

Camber: -2 degrees front, -1.5 degree rear
Toe: 0 Toe front, 1/8 toe in rear
and max caster possible in the front.

Being at zero camber right now, I assume after lowering I should be around the numbers I want and a little adjustment should get me there and toe in in the rear should be okay too but not sure about the caster.

mfuller
03-01-2010, 06:15 PM
Caster isn't adjustable on these cars so you may be stuck with whatever you have. What are you looking to do?

bentiac
03-01-2010, 06:27 PM
Basically a more aggressive alignment for autocrossing and maybe solo I. The higher caster will improve cornering and help the tires lean more in the turns. Are there aftermarket plates that help with this?

rustyballs_69
03-01-2010, 08:36 PM
You could oblong the holes like they do on the Mustangs. I don't know how safe it would be or how much adjustment you would or could get out of it on the Alero. I have also seen some custom camber and caster plates on Mustangs. They would be easy to make the plate but of course the Mustang strut tower is much different than the Alero.

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