CASTER 93 del sol
Seems after a wheel alignment shop did my front suspension it misses out on the caster and camber specs for one front wheel.
should be slightly negative and turns out to be a little positive (1.1 degrees, similar for the caster and camber)
I've searched for fixes and can find many types of ajustable upper control arms for caster correction but nothing for camber correction.
How do we do this guys.
should be slightly negative and turns out to be a little positive (1.1 degrees, similar for the caster and camber)
I've searched for fixes and can find many types of ajustable upper control arms for caster correction but nothing for camber correction.
How do we do this guys.
Last edited by itsmejto; Nov 18, 2008 at 11:51 AM.
I believe you may be a little confused, the adjustable upper control arms are for camber, not caster. I don't think there is anything to change caster, and if there is, its is not a common part for a honda (I know many other cars have aftermarket parts for caster adjustment).
If the camber is positive, by 1 degree, I would think that you may have some bent suspension, probably the spindle if I had to guess. You may want to check it out visually, see if there is anything that you can see wrong with it, although, a degree isnt that much, and you probably won't be able to tell by just looking.
for example: I bought some integra brakes off of a car in the junkyard, everything worked fine, but one side had one degree MORE camber than the other side. I couldn't figure it out for the longest time, but I kind of assumed that that side was bent. So i went back, got another spindle (this is a year later btw) and bam, it fixed my camber issue. That may be your issue as well.
If the camber is positive, by 1 degree, I would think that you may have some bent suspension, probably the spindle if I had to guess. You may want to check it out visually, see if there is anything that you can see wrong with it, although, a degree isnt that much, and you probably won't be able to tell by just looking.
for example: I bought some integra brakes off of a car in the junkyard, everything worked fine, but one side had one degree MORE camber than the other side. I couldn't figure it out for the longest time, but I kind of assumed that that side was bent. So i went back, got another spindle (this is a year later btw) and bam, it fixed my camber issue. That may be your issue as well.
i might tend to agree with the spindle if it were excessivly negative, possibly caused by a kerb or pothole etc, but as its positive I'm not too sure without just swapping it out.
i forgot to mention all the suspension worn parts were replaced with new including bushings and upper control arms etc, both front and rear, being the reason for the alignment.
The camber is fixable with an aftermarked upper control arm mod, but the caster bothers me a little as it should be negative and is over 1.5 degrees positive right now. I thought about slotting the mounting holes for the upper arm a little which should have the same effect as an ajustable arm but can't find one that does both caster and camber..
i forgot to mention all the suspension worn parts were replaced with new including bushings and upper control arms etc, both front and rear, being the reason for the alignment.
The camber is fixable with an aftermarked upper control arm mod, but the caster bothers me a little as it should be negative and is over 1.5 degrees positive right now. I thought about slotting the mounting holes for the upper arm a little which should have the same effect as an ajustable arm but can't find one that does both caster and camber..
Yeah you could get some upper control arms to correct the camber, but it wont correct the caster obviously, these are very similar to what I've seen on all cars that are able to use caster plates (this is for a fox body mustang)

The only way to be able to use something like that on a del sol, or any civic, intergra, etc., is to cut out a pretty large hole on the top of your shock tower (unless im missing something on how these caster plates work, I've never owned a car that could use them)
Imagine this, lets say your driver's side has positive camber... Now imagine driving and running into the curb on the opposite side of the road at a 20 degree angle, that kind of impact I would imagine would try and force the wheel to kick in at the bottom, outward on the top (causing the spindle to possibly bend outward, positive camber)
I don't know though.. Just trying to help, I just feel like you have a bent part somewhere because of that caster (and camber) issue... a del sol spindle is the same as a civic spindle, and should be able to be sourced for about $60 or so...

The only way to be able to use something like that on a del sol, or any civic, intergra, etc., is to cut out a pretty large hole on the top of your shock tower (unless im missing something on how these caster plates work, I've never owned a car that could use them)
Imagine this, lets say your driver's side has positive camber... Now imagine driving and running into the curb on the opposite side of the road at a 20 degree angle, that kind of impact I would imagine would try and force the wheel to kick in at the bottom, outward on the top (causing the spindle to possibly bend outward, positive camber)
I don't know though.. Just trying to help, I just feel like you have a bent part somewhere because of that caster (and camber) issue... a del sol spindle is the same as a civic spindle, and should be able to be sourced for about $60 or so...
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