What should my caster be set at?

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OM3GA
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Im too lazy to search right now im sure we have all been there, im wondering what a good caster setting is... The car is low and s*** and idk what it should be i think its at 7 degrees right now...


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OM3GA
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Damnit no reply lol this is bad a**

ashibah83
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id say round 7 on the driver side, 7.5 on the passenger...ive got mine set low to help with counter steer during drifting about 6-6.5

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sr20power
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yeah I'm in that mood right now...I believe stock setting is 6 or 7, because that's what mine is set at.

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the setting on s13's is higher than s14's, that being said...i run s14 tension rods on my coupe....it allows for more, well farther, adjustment due to the s14 tension rod being longer, at the bottom end of the adjustment, it will just barely go into stock specs, and you still have A LOT of adjustment on the rod to allow for quicker steer back

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OM3GA
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Yeah i drift too and the car is pretty low, im trying to figure out what the best setup is because right now i have stock tension rods. I am putting the Teins on and want to set caster to whatever the best setup would be.. and yes stock is within 6-7 degrees.

Right now when i turn full lock to the left it will rub the boot and possibly the harness where it enters the firewall. Im fabbing up a plate that will be welded on to protect it but still if caster were lower im assuming it wouldnt hit..

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why dont you just take off your driver side fender and move the harness out of the way, cheap and easy

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ashibah83 wrote:why dont you just take off your driver side fender and move the harness out of the way, FREE and easy
fixed.

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OM3GA
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ashibah83 wrote:why dont you just take off your driver side fender and move the harness out of the way, cheap and easy
Ive done that... Basically let me just say this at full lock to the left the tire will hit the firewall... which means it hits the rubber grommet device that the harness goes through... not the harness itself but it will under compression.

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smaller tires

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OMSIN
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if you want the stock settings check out your factory service manual

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Set them back to stock so you have a baseline and can get a feel for the difference. After that, adjust accordingly.

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Or get it aligned, and then the factory specs will show up on any new style digital alignment machine.

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8.5.


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