Dropped Supra caster issue

Mk5Frank

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So I dropped the car on RSR coils and have spl camber arms in the front

when the alignment guy goes to do my car he says caster on my front right passenger is slightly off compared to the left causing car to pull slightly right

I understand we have 0 adjustments so what am I suppose to do ? He said maybe the passenger side is slightly higher causing this but I am not sure. Measuring it does reveal it is 1/4 inch higher but I doubt that will change caster.

it is 7.4 on passenger side vs 8.0 on driver side as far as the caster degree angle goes

anyone have any idea how to get them even on both sides?
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SPL caster bushings. This is a common issue when you lower a car.
 

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Yep, that's the solution!

There are two major suspension arms up front on the Supra. Green is the front lower control arm, which adjusts camber. Yellow is the caster rod, which positions the wheel hub fore/aft--but is not adjustable from the factory. This is not uncommon.

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If you follow the yellow arm back to the chassis, you'll notice a beefy bushing and mount point back there. The stock bushing is just rubber with a metal core and offers no adjustment. A shop press will be required to push out the old bushing, and insert the new SPL bushing. Once installed, this will allow up to 4 degrees of positive or negative caster adjustment.

Adjustment is done by rotating the eccentric bolt hole of the bushing at the chassis end, then torquing the chassis side to 81ft-lbs and the knuckle end to 110ft-lbs. The rotation of the eccentric caster bushing will stay located by virtue of the suspension geometry restricting motion of the bushing.
 
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Thanks Iā€™m still finding someone to install it lol
 

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Thanks Iā€™m still finding someone to install it lol
chewerks, they moved in with StudioRSR. You want to max it out so set it to 8
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