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Offline bad penny

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caster angle
« 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
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Re: caster angle
« Reply #1 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
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Re: caster angle
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2015, 02:27:13 PM »
In my case its a motorcycle type tire 17"
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Re: caster angle
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2015, 03:02:33 PM »
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Re: caster angle
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2015, 03:03:27 PM »
20 to 22 deg of castor then
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Re: caster angle
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2015, 07:37:24 PM »
Thanks for the info!! Will check to see where im at.
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