- Location
- Lafayette, CA
I have been trying to figure out the best way to measure the caster angle on a D44. I have seen two ways of doing it, and I am not sure which is the best/correct method.
The first:
Taken from http://www.bsfab.net/?p=13
Crash mentions this method as well in his Front D44 thread.
The second:
Taken from
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397243
Caster angle is the angle at which the ball joints are, so I would assume that the method using the dowel would show that better then using the flat part of the C.
The dowel and flat method are off by about 1.5*.
Side note: Sierra Drifter says he used 5* of positive caster. Billy says he used -5*, which I assume is negative.
Ive always thought that you go negative caster, as in rotate the top of the inner C towards the back of the Jeep. Is that thinking correct?
The first:
Taken from http://www.bsfab.net/?p=13
Crash mentions this method as well in his Front D44 thread.
The second:
Taken from
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397243
Caster angle is the angle at which the ball joints are, so I would assume that the method using the dowel would show that better then using the flat part of the C.
The dowel and flat method are off by about 1.5*.
Side note: Sierra Drifter says he used 5* of positive caster. Billy says he used -5*, which I assume is negative.
Ive always thought that you go negative caster, as in rotate the top of the inner C towards the back of the Jeep. Is that thinking correct?