FrontEngineDragsters.Org Forum

Technical => Roo Man's Room => Topic started by: bad penny on February 21, 2015, 10:17:51 AM

Title: caster angle
Post by: bad penny on February 21, 2015, 10:17:51 AM

Is there a standard caster angle used on the axle of a front engine dragster? Does wheel base have any bearing on this

Title: Re: caster angle
Post by: dreracecar on February 21, 2015, 10:57:32 AM

depends on the front tires weather its a newer flat crown race tire or a motorcycle rounded type crown

Title: Re: caster angle
Post by: bad penny on February 21, 2015, 02:27:13 PM

In my case its a motorcycle type tire 17"

Title: Re: caster angle
Post by: ricardo1967 on February 21, 2015, 03:02:33 PM

Not meaning to stop incoming input, but these past posts may help:

Front End Caster on a FED
http://www.frontenginedragsters.org/forum/index.php/topic,1173.msg8054.html#msg8054

Steering turns issue
http://www.frontenginedragsters.org/forum/index.php/topic,744.msg4837.html#msg4837

caster angle how critical 1* difference
http://www.frontenginedragsters.org/forum/index.php/topic,992.msg6673.html#msg6673

Title: Re: caster angle
Post by: dreracecar on February 21, 2015, 03:03:27 PM

20 to 22 deg of castor then

Title: Re: caster angle
Post by: bad penny on February 21, 2015, 07:37:24 PM

Thanks for the info!! Will check to see where im at.