ekwan Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, AndyPG said: Hi HsPeck, Seeing as you have discovered shims on both sides of the front upper ball joint, I agree with your approach. Andy. ......assuming the geo shop knows the peculiarities of an Esprit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekwan Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 Caster adjustment is about the fore-aft position of the wheel, and after adjustments/shimming is to ensure that the wheel is in the correct position and the components are under as little stress possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyPG Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 3 hours ago, ekwan said: Caster adjustment is about the fore-aft position of the wheel, and after adjustments/shimming is to ensure that the wheel is in the correct position and the components are under as little stress possible. Hi Eric, With the greatest respect, I'm not sure you've entirely nailed caster theory there. Caster relates to the steering axis pivot angle rather than wheel position. Positive caster actually increases stresses to a degree, causing the steering wheel to self-centre improving high speed stability. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_angle Andy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekwan Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 35 minutes ago, AndyPG said: Hi Eric, With the greatest respect, I'm not sure you've entirely nailed caster theory there. Caster relates to the steering axis pivot angle rather than wheel position. Positive caster actually increases stresses to a degree, causing the steering wheel to self-centre improving high speed stability. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_angle Andy. In a nutshell yes. For, a layman perhaps, for the uninitiated, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekwan Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, ekwan said: In a nutshell yes. For, a layman perhaps, for the uninitiated, no. But for the time being, the only caster adjustment for Esprit is fore-aft only, achieved by shimming. Edited November 18, 2020 by ekwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hspeck Posted December 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Been some time, and finally had the wheels aligned in one of the shop. Will be doing another alignment next year after the corner weight adjustment. The alignment seems quite alright, except maybe the caster is a little less than spec, and the shop adjusted the camber more for the rear (I have adjustable top links) but i should be able to drive around till Jan 2021.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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