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I need some input on my car's alignment. Caster if off!

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Old 11-19-2008, 12:33 PM
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Default I need some input on my car's alignment. Caster if off!

This is the before:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/119115/before_10-08.jpg">
And this is the after:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/119115/after_10-08.jpg">
I have read that you can fix the caster by working the sub frame, is this true.

The car pulls to the right at the moment and I think it's because of the caster being off. What's the spec on the caster for our cars? How does the alignment look in general?

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Default That looks pretty close than my before and after results, are you lowered

45's or thinner? Mine pulls slightly to the right but most of the time i attribute this to the roads natural slope and that 45 series tires are super sensitive to slope, etc. I think to get your alignment any better it needs to have adj. cntrl arms. I had Audi do mine (i have c/o and lowered) and they said they had to really wrench on it (i watched the mech. struggling to get it as close as he could).
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I am on stock suspension. Whats up with your toe, why is it so close to 0?
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Dunno.
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Default How do you know your caster is off? It's greyed out on your printout.

Caster will have more to do with how your steering centers and turning response. If they're even left-right (and they're pretty close), it shouldn't be the cause of your car pulling to one side.
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Thanks.
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