What is Caster and what does it do?

When you get an alignment on your car, if you look at the printout once the work is done, there are three parameters that are measured up front: Camber, Caster, and toe. Camber and Toe are talked about a lot, and it is pretty well understood what they are and what they do.

But what is Caster? And what does Caster do?

Caster is a more difficult attribute to show and understand, and it seems like it is not talked about nearly as much as it should be. So we decided to put together this video to showcase Caster, and try to explain what it does and why it is important, especially if you are looking at changing your alignment settings, or modifying your suspension to get more grip up front.

Topics in this video:
00:00 - Introduction to Caster and what it does
01:05 - What is Toe? And what is Camber?
01:40 - Why does caster only apply to the front wheels?
02:05 - What is Caster?
03:35 - What is the difference between static alignment and dynamic alignment?
04:03 - How does caster increase traction?
05:28 - How can you see caster working on a car?
07:07 - What effect does caster have on ride height?
08:26 - What other aspects of the alignment are changing with caster?
09:32 - Why wouldn't you just maximize caster?
09:56 - What does adding caster do to tire wear?
10:30 - How can you actually change or adjust caster?
11:44 - Conclusions about caster


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