Hi Dick;
You will note that of the cars described to you the ones with more weight on
the front wheels need less caster to go straight. We run between 12 and 15
degrees in the modified with no problems so far. I do notice that the cars
that run really fast at the lakes use more caster than that, I swear Fred
Danifelzers old #44 looked like it had about 45 degrees.
Jim in Palmdale, where it's raining cats and dogs
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Cc: Land Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 9:51 AM
Subject: Solid Beam Axle Caster & Toe In
> I stopped by a local drag shop the other day with
> my roadster on the trailer, and the guy who
> drives their 200 mph alcohol small block Chev
> dragster commented that my roadster was going to
> be a "lot of fun" (pun intended) to drive because
> it had so little caster. I mounted the front
> Ford truck beam solid at 5 degrees. He said they
> run 25 degrees on the dragster, and 15 - 18
> degrees on pro stockers that they build. I'm
> only looking at 125mph (if Im lucky) and the
> wheelbase is about 97 inches. Last month I
> visited Don Garlits drag museum in Florida, and I
> did notice that nearly all of the old-timer drag
> cars he had there were running extraordinary
> caster on beam axles. A couple looked like they
> may have had the axle tilted to 30 - 40 degrees.
> I mean, those suckers were really canted back. I
> searched through our list and got figures from
> 1.5 degrees to 12 degrees. What kind of guidance
> can you guys who have run beam axles give me.
> Should I re-mount my axle before I even leave for
> the track (Maxton) the first time or do you think
> it will be driveable with 5 degrees?
>
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