Adam - The first time I got Winged1 aligned (at a frame shop, not a tire store), I talked to the technician at length about the effect that various combinations of numbers have on the car. You are correct in being a little concerned about the caster difference between left and right. A difference of more than 1/2 degree in the caster can cause "twitchy" steering, where the slightest movement of the wheel results in a complete lane change. The symptoms get worse as the difference gets larger. My car had an error of about 1/2 degree, so I considered the "twitchiness" to be "nimble steering". Always the optimist! Most people will tell you that caster is not adjustable. That is not quite true. The caster can be changed by adding shims between the front flat washer on the sway bar / lower control arm connection and the forward rubber donut bushing. This pushes the side you put the shims on towards the rear. The goal is to pick the side with the smaller caster, and increase it's value to match the other side. (I believe that I have that right). A good frame shop may be able to estimate the proper thickness of shim to achieve the desired readings. The other option is to make your own bushings with different thicknesses for the forward pieces, which achieves the same end. That's what I did - in urethane. That toe value in the rear could be giving you a little of that pull to the right. A positive toe value means that the left rear wheel is actually pointed outboard (too many shims) and is trying to steer the car towards the right. Also, the values you show for the front toe are positive. Are you sure about that? If so, your front wheels are pointing outwards a bit, which makes your car indecisive as to which direction it wants to go. I assume they must be actually negative. Aren't these little silver cars cool? I hope this helps ... don't change your rack unless it gets loose and sloppy. My apologies to Jan for not clipping the quote - the values are important for reviewing my response. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC www.delorean-parts.com --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Adam 16683" <acprice1@xxxx> wrote: > My car was just measured for alignment at my local les shwab. The > results arent too bad but still bother me a little. > > Front (all in degrees): > > Left camber: -0.1 Right camber: -0.3 > Left caster: 4.3 Right caster: 2.6 > Left toe : .20 Right toe : .20 > > Rear (degrees): > > Left Camber: -1.2 Right camber: -1.0 > Left toe : 0.42 Right toe : -0.07 > > So the front Caster is off quite a bit, and the rear Toe. > I don't trust Les Shwab to adjust toe on the Rear wheels, so I didnt > have them do it. And the front toe was good so the car did not > receive an alignment. > > My car has been having some steering troubles recently with wandering > and a slight pull to the right. I think the caster is causing the > pull to the right. > > Would any of these alignment numbers cause unstable steering and > wandering? The tierod ends, ball joints, steering shaft etc are all > good. I have new tires with less than 10,000 miles on them. I also > think the shocks are worn out. If its not the alignment I guess I > will replace the rack. > > I just need some opinions! > > thanks, > Adam Price To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/