viclykewhoa Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I just got an alignment done and apparently I have too much negative caster on the front passenger side wheel. The technician said that the caster on the GS cannot be adjusted and the only way to fix that is to replace the lower control arm. Can anyone verify that the caster on our cars cannot be adjusted? I just put on Michelin Alpin PA2 snow tires by the way and they are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruznroadking Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 You can adjust the toe on all Lexus cars & camber on some, however the caster is not adjustable. If the caster is out of adjustment the control arm may be bent. Has the car ever been in an accident? Negative camber on one side will cause the car to drift. Get more details from the technician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viclykewhoa Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 You can adjust the toe on all Lexus cars & camber on some, however the caster is not adjustable. If the caster is out of adjustment the control arm may be bent. Has the car ever been in an accident? Negative camber on one side will cause the car to drift. Get more details from the technician. ← thanks guy! my passenger front wheel has a bit more negative caster than the driver side. its off by less than one degree so the technician said no caster adjustments, meaning the changing of the control arm, was neccessary. my car has never been in an accident but it has gone over a sizeable pothole once or twice on the highway. so that probably caused it. by the way, i have to bring my car back as it strays right when i hold the steering wheel dead center. i hope the technician can fix that! thanks again CRUZNROADKING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruznroadking Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Your welcome. Hope everything turns out okay. Cruznroadking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckb Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I think it can be changed, maybe you're just maxed out on the adjustment. are you lowered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 caster is not changed by lowering a car it is a wheels relevance inline of the other wheels. If the caster is off ,either the bushing is shot or the arm bent from impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckb Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 caster is not changed by lowering a car it is a wheels relevance inline of the other wheels. If the caster is off ,either the bushing is shot or the arm bent from impact. my bad. I was thinking his camber was off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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