installed camber kit (caster adjustment?)

[DSMAvenger]

I assume the answer is no but will the ingalls camber kit adjust the caster?

thank you

chris

 

[grothe3297venge]

The Ingalls kit I installed seemed to have, at least that's what the alignment sheet showed when I got an alignment!

 

[TSiAWD666]

No it won't.

 

[grothe3297venge]

Learn something new everyday here!

 

[TSiAWD666]

Actually, it may be possible to create an angle in the upper a-arm by adjusting the camber adjustment unevenly, and that would change your caster. Isn't by design though.

 

[wahl]

It seems like it would though have no proof. I've had the kit for awhile and everytime i look at it I wonder.

 

[snowborder714]

The only way to actually adjust caster on these cars is with the SPC upper control arms.

Other than that, you can search on here about flipping the inboard driver compression arm bushing if the bolt holes are offset.

 

[TSiAWD666]

It's the driver's one isn't it? And I don't think that applies to his 96 anyway. Didn't that only happen on later year cars? I forget. My 95 didn't have it but my 99 did.

 

[snowborder714]

You're correct - it was the driver.

From the factory, that would be true. But who knows if the arm is the original. It'd at least be worth checking.

 

[billygreenhaw]

you can also do a slot i have ran into alot of alignments that have caster issues especially on strut suspension i have seen it all the best was a car i had come in last week an 2003 330i bmw that the lower control arm didn't have a bolt in it .it was held together with bailing wire

 

[DSMAvenger]

I'm finding that it's really 96.5-99 not 97-99 cars. I am unsure as to the cutoff date for what's a 96.5 though, and any help would be much appreciated as my car apparently needs all the caster it can get

Chris

 

[billygreenhaw]

well typicly a 96.5 would be a 1997 normally production date 06/96 and above would make the car a 97 i do stress normally Toyota defiantly does not hold true to this

Now i do know that you can go on eBay and that there is some type of catser adustment that is supposed to be bolt on as to the quality of these products i am unaware

this might help
Caster

Caster is tilling of front steering axis either forward or backward from vertical

when an axis is tilted backward from vertical , Caster is positive this creates a trailing action on front wheels .When axis is tilted forward, caster is negative .causing a leading action of front wheels

when you know which one u have u can adjust correctly

 

[DSMAvenger]

I have 1 degrees of positive front caster on the drivers side. A 96.5 model year is still a 1996 in everything I have read and every experience I have had with this. Why would it be referred to as a 96.5 at all if it were a 97 model year?

My driver side wheel is pulled towards the rear of the car noticeably and I am stuck in this newbie forum trying to find the answer because I don't want to flip the bushing if it's not going to help (and possibly hurt) my caster.

Thank you,

Chris

 

[grothe3297venge]

I have never heard of flipping a bushing to fix caster, and 1 degree positive in the front driver, is this what an alignment place said or do you know this for a fact?

 

[jtmcinder]

Get under the car and look at the inboard end of the compression arm. If it has offset eyes on the bracket and if the offset is currently pulling the arm back, then you can flip the bushing for the extra caster.

There are some questions that are best answered by looking at your own car.

 

[jtmcinder]

I have never heard of flipping a bushing to fix caster, and 1 degree positive in the front driver, is this what an alignment place said or do you know this for a fact?

As you know from searching, this is known to be true for some but not for all 2Gs. See above.

 

[DSMAvenger]

I have never heard of flipping a bushing to fix caster, and 1 degree positive in the front driver, is this what an alignment place said or do you know this for a fact?

No, I guess by measuring the distance between the wheel and the backside of the fender.

Yes, it's on my alignment report. Geez,

Thank you cinder.

Chris