[DeTomaso] Alignment help

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/5/08 8:30:31 PM, seanmundy at hotmail.com writes:

> I lowered my front end a bit and the steering pull to the left got worse.
> 
Raking the car will reduce caster, and maxed-out caster on a Pantera is only 
about 2-1/2 degrees anyway; a Corvette might run 6 degrees (with power 
steeering, of course). Low caster makes any car twitchy with unexplained 'pulls'. 
Second, some otherwise undamaged Panteras were apparently factory- built (or 
altered by Father Time) with asymmetric suspension mounts on the subframes. This 
means that caster, camber & toe may finally be slightly different on the two 
front tires, once the car is adjusted to drive normally. Many wil max out caster 
with different values left & right. I've also seen several Panteras that, if 
they maxed out the wheel rim size right to the edge of the left front fender 
and used this as a guide, the same wheel/tire combo on the right side would 
stick out from the fender edge as much as 1/2"- only on the front. All this is 
just part of their charm.... Good luck, Sean- J Deryke


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