question about caster settings
i know many of you guys have increased caster degree becuase it helps to have better cornering responses and stability. however, most cars that i notice that have a noticeable degree of caster straight out of the factory are RWD. does that mean having high degree of caster for FWD cars isn't good? below is my reasoning:
caster helps improve corner, but causing an increase in negative camber on the wheel. however, it also reduces surface traction to the ground due to the angle in which it pivots at. on a RWD, this is no problem because the power to push the car forward is on the rear wheels which should have 0 caster ( 100% of surface to the ground). this allows the car to have maximum power coming out of a turn, while the front wheels are just spinning freely being pushed along. for a FWD car, power are to the front wheels so the less surface touching the ground will result in poor exiting speed and traction. the rear wheels spin freely dragging along.
caster helps improve corner, but causing an increase in negative camber on the wheel. however, it also reduces surface traction to the ground due to the angle in which it pivots at. on a RWD, this is no problem because the power to push the car forward is on the rear wheels which should have 0 caster ( 100% of surface to the ground). this allows the car to have maximum power coming out of a turn, while the front wheels are just spinning freely being pushed along. for a FWD car, power are to the front wheels so the less surface touching the ground will result in poor exiting speed and traction. the rear wheels spin freely dragging along.
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VTEConly
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