Estimating Caster Using a Digital Camera
This is a method estimating the front end caster using a digital camera and using Windows Paint to estimate camber angles from the picture. Normally one would take 2 pictures from each wheel, one f...
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This post is to demonstrate that the ground must be an even surface BUT it does not need to be level. Here is the same 2007 Honda Civic parked sideways on a 7 Degree Boat Ramp.
I am using this car for experimenting because it is easy to set up quickly in any parking lot as we are sitting in an RV park for the winter.
The Left Hand wheel Camber turns out to be about NEGATIVE 2.4 Degrees
The Left Hand wheel is cranked about 33 Degrees
The Right Hand wheel Camber turns out to be about POSITIVE 5.7 Degrees
The Right Hand wheel is cranked about 38 Degrees
The estimated caster K:
K = (180 / 3.14) * ((5.7 - (-2.4)) / (33 - (-38)))
K = +6.5 Degrees.
This vehicle has McPherson struts (I think) so they are fixed at +7.0 Degrees according to the Honda Specification.
I am using this car for experimenting because it is easy to set up quickly in any parking lot as we are sitting in an RV park for the winter.
The Left Hand wheel Camber turns out to be about NEGATIVE 2.4 Degrees
The Left Hand wheel is cranked about 33 Degrees
The Right Hand wheel Camber turns out to be about POSITIVE 5.7 Degrees
The Right Hand wheel is cranked about 38 Degrees
The estimated caster K:
K = (180 / 3.14) * ((5.7 - (-2.4)) / (33 - (-38)))
K = +6.5 Degrees.
This vehicle has McPherson struts (I think) so they are fixed at +7.0 Degrees according to the Honda Specification.
