Castor measurement
Castor measurement
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Hi,
I was wondering if somebody could help me regarding the theory behind measurement of the castor angle. What is the theroy behind the Dunlop-Castor Measurement device where you steer the wheel to 20° each side and it shows the castor. Is this device measuring the difference in camber and how is this related with the castor?
Thanks for your help in advance.
I was wondering if somebody could help me regarding the theory behind measurement of the castor angle. What is the theroy behind the Dunlop-Castor Measurement device where you steer the wheel to 20° each side and it shows the castor. Is this device measuring the difference in camber and how is this related with the castor?
Thanks for your help in advance.





RE: Castor measurement
It is one of those bits of maths that is very hard to explain in a text environment. Probably easiest is to imagine three points on the wheel, work it out from there. Note that the KPI is somehwat involved.
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: Castor measurement
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The practical approximation linking the 20° and a camber range measurement to caster used by those sort of tools is pretty simple. Actually, there isn't anything all that special about ±20° other than it being a large enough angle such that errors in the camber measurements aren't magnified too badly in the caster "output", and that most vehicles can actually achieve that much steer angle.
Norm
RE: Castor measurement