What do caster camber plates do?
Camber caster plates are designed to add static, or permanent, positive or negative camber to a vehicle in order to expand the range of camber that it’s capable of reaching. Many aftermarket camber caster plate sets will also mount higher on the strut, increasing strut travel.
Are camber plates necessary?
Camber plates are not required. Front camber doesn’t change much with lowering. Rear control arms might be required. Lower more than an inch or so, and the rear camber gets pretty crazy.
What is caster vs camber?
Caster is the angle between the verticle line and kingpin centre line in the plane of the wheel when the viewed from the side is called the caster angle. Camber is the angle between the centre line of the tyre and vertical line viewed from the front of the vehicle is known as the camber angle.
Do you need caster camber plates with lowering springs?
If you purchased a set of lowering springs it’s extremely important to get a set of aftermarket caster and camber plates. Lowering your Mustang without the use of caster camber plates not only wears your tires and other suspension parts much more quickly, it will negatively affect performance and handling as well.
What is a caster plate?
Plate casters comprise a flat square plate with holes at each corner, which are meant to align with the mounting pattern found on carts and fixtures. These holes form what is known as the “bolt hole spacing” or BHS and is critical in mounting the caster to any cart.
What are camber plates?
What is a camber plate? Camber plates are basically an adjustable adapter for your shocks. They install usually on top of the strut and allow for fine camber adjustments. Camber plates are available for most car/suspension set-ups.
Do coilovers have camber plates?
A camber plate will be installed on top of the coilover strut and will allow the coilover to lean towards or away from the vehicle.
Does caster affect toe?
Caster changes DO affect toe, if they’re made at the c/c plate, becuase moving the strut top back (increasing caster) raises the tie rod end mount on the spindle, which will have an effect on toe, even if it’s a small one, depending on how high the rack is relative to the tie rod end.
What is the purpose of caster?
Caster causes a wheel to align with the direction of travel, and can be accomplished either by caster displacement or caster angle. Caster displacement moves the steering axis ahead of the axis of wheel rotation, as with the front wheels of a shopping cart. Caster angle moves the steering axis from vertical.
Does lowering a car increase camber?
On average most cars gain about -0.75 degrees of camber with every inch it is lowered, which adds up very quickly.
Will lowering springs change camber?
On a lowered car, as the axle exceeds the point of being parallel to the ground at static height the camber will decreases as the suspension compresses. This is all normal for McPheason struts but a lowered car will feel much better at moderate cornering speeds but not as good at the limits.
Are caster/camber plates really necessary?
Aftermarket caster camber plates are only really needed when dropping your Mustang or making other radical front end changes that would otherwise put wheel alignment out of spec and out of range of the factory serviceability.
What do caster camber plates do for my Mustang?
Correct your Mustang’s suspension geometry after lowering it
How do you adjust caster?
One way to adjust caster is with an adjustable arm. In the case of a MacPherson strut system this can be in the form of an adjustable tension rod that holds the lower arm forwards or backwards in the wheel arch. The screw can be adjusted to move the wheel forwards or backwards adjusting the caster angle.
Vehicle camber plates, also called caster-camber plates, consist of a mechanical plate of manufactured steel with slotted adjustment holes that can set an individual vehicle tire at a negative or positive angle.