Technical Caster, Camber and Toe

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Technical Caster, Camber and Toe

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Bought my car for tracking today after my DIY work and as predicted the Toe was out, had this rectified but he also reminded me that my Caster is out 1%.

Now a couple years ago some doughnut hit my motor in the University carpark.

The Tracking guy said that he cannot adjust the Caster. So I was wondering, Something must be bent and what could it be?

Drive Shaft?
ARB?
Sub Frame?
Track Rod End?

The Tyres do not wear unevenly or anything, my tyres lasts years and years and usually puncture before the thread goes anywhere, but it would be nice to have a positive readout on the tracking machine for next time.
 
Bought my car for tracking today after my DIY work and as predicted the Toe was out, had this rectified but he also reminded me that my Caster is out 1%.

Now a couple years ago some doughnut hit my motor in the University carpark.

The Tracking guy said that he cannot adjust the Caster. So I was wondering, Something must be bent and what could it be?

Drive Shaft?
ARB?
Sub Frame?
Track Rod End?

The Tyres do not wear unevenly or anything, my tyres lasts years and years and usually puncture before the thread goes anywhere, but it would be nice to have a positive readout on the tracking machine for next time.

Castor wont affect tyres wear.

Check the top mounts look the same on both sides. There are left and right side mounts but they can be fitted on the other side of the car. Doing this will alter the castor. Take a photo if you can.
 
Seeing as I'm not sure what I'm looking for, here are some older pics.

The only diff now is that there there is a StrutBrace across the Mounts.... and the Induction Kit is gone.
 

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I think they are right, but the pictures are not clear.

If the castor is out a little it wont really affect anything much. I would not worry about it.
 
Coolio :) I'll take better pictures in a mo. I'm off outside to give Tipo an Interior clean out so will take them while I'm out. ;)

the NSF one had been changed but I'm not sure about its proper fitment. It was rattling and a garage I took it to happened to have one lying about and the guy used that one.
 
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