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Title: Can't Get Positive Caster on Stock Cuda
Post by: moonshine_mike on March 16, 2025, 04:35:53 PM
I do the alignment for my E bodies myself and on one 1973 Cuda could never get positive caster. Thought I could live with it. Turns out I can't. I occasionally felt like the car had a slight urge to wander at speeds above 40 mph. Correct or not, I blamed it on the negative caster. (-.3 deg) Finally bit the bullet and changed the upper control arm bushings to the offset kind. Now the best specs I can get are:
Toe in =1/16" each side
Camber -1 Deg each side
Caster +1.5 deg each side
Just buttoned up the car, but have not taken it for a test drive yet.
Does anybody have similar experience with the caster in the E bodies? Do you think the change out will help or am I expecting too much?
Title: Re: Can't Get Positive Caster on Stock Cuda
Post by: Katfish on March 16, 2025, 06:16:56 PM
Moog bushings usually cure it, make sure to follow diagram below.

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZYM3dr0C/offsetbushing-Install.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Can't Get Positive Caster on Stock Cuda
Post by: EV2RTSE on March 17, 2025, 05:42:27 AM
Agree they should help. I used them on my build but I'm not to the point where the alignment has been done to see where I'm at for specs.
If you find you still need or want more, switching to the tubular upper control arms would probably be the next step.
https://www.manciniracing.com/qa1upcoarfor.html

Or you could go fully adjustable -
https://www.manciniracing.com/rihaadupcoar.html

Title: Re: Can't Get Positive Caster on Stock Cuda
Post by: bdschnei on March 17, 2025, 06:29:01 PM
If you're just looking for additional caster, this might be the way to go.
I've used them. They work pretty well.

https://p-s-t.com/c-1176095-suspension-suspension-components-strut-rods.html