Front Suspension Geometry| Ep.1 Caster

Episode one is dedicated to caster! We go in detail on caster and how it effects your front end and why it is so important for drifting, grip driving, drag and even normal driving. Stay tuned to this series for more informational episodes about each area of the front end.
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[@ST3ALTHR]

This is probably going to be the best video series ever created on youtube.

[@cubul32]

I second that: I started researching building cars and a Macphearson / double wishbone (SLA) / multilink thorough explanation is needed/wanted by many.

[@bilaltariq7819]

@@cubul32 find a textbook

[@steven14621462]

It's very in depth

[@NicholasRiviera-Dr]

@@bilaltariq7819pictures tell a thousand words, videos tell a million

[@rotateonthis]

Best suspension series on the internet

[@Vs_Garage_YT]

I’ve learnt more here than i have in school lmao

[@ace350z]

This is awesome. I thought i was decent at suspension tuning and you just opened up another world for me

[@freakyykid101]

Same here, pointed out things I’ve never even thought of

[@Phil60084]

Stoked for the whole series!! After this series is over do rear alignment! Setting up for toe gain with squat vs just static toe in. Antisquat adjustment and effects. Rear toe in and how it affects forward vs side bite and float. How to choose spring rates (how soft to go and especially front vs rear setup). Damper adjustment (3-way). Sway bar setup. Watched tons of other videos on rear alignmenr but none are designed for drifters. Everyone focuses on the front alignment!

[@jamaisvu2664]

He should!! And also cover cars that have active and passive 4WS. The car I have has passive four wheel steering which I believe is just a toe out under compression but could be other factor involved, but desperately want to understand it. It’s call Mazda twin trapezoidal link and can’t find crap on it

[@RIPmytires]

Duuuuuude I am so excited to learn and understand more about suspension geometry from this series please do go on! Sharing!

[@MrTouge240]

Best video on KZbin these days explaining the correlation between caster and better steering and Camber and how it affects everything. Give this man a raise. I am just getting into suspension tuning myself and this video is gold for someone self teaching. Thank you so much.

[@panosgamithis8868]

After 20 years of reading books on "SUSPENSION GEOMETRY" , you guys made it all crystal clear in 30 min... ....."THANK YOU".....

[@freshcoastdrifttracks6074]

Great work! This is just a cornucopia of knowledge!

[@LycheeMonstaMedia]

Incredible details! Being an is300 guy I'm super hyped for the double wishbone episode.

[@billymanilli]

14:43 - just a fun "fyi" If anyone has an 2wd rc buggy or truck at home (think Associated RC10/RC10T, Losi, Kyosho, Yokomo etc...) they're nearly all set with a factory "kickup"/or caster angle of 30 degrees... You can REALLY see the camber gain on those when you turn the wheels if you own one.

[@enrgy]

Really appreciate you doing this. It is nice that you go in depth into how suspension works in drifting and explain it so that everyone can understand it. Thank you!

[@connorswanson6725]

Such a great video!!

[@o0Guns0o]

Excellent video, very informative. Look forward to the other suspension vids!

[@CotyDemster]

This is awesome! I love the educational videos and my C6 kit just came in the mail last week! Looks like I made the right choice 😁

[@jaisharma2837]

this is the best explanation of suspension system and its effects I have ever seen. thank you

[@cjohn64]

Great job. Keep the videos coming.

[@cookierageracing7052]

Awesome content guys. Defo learnt more can’t wait for the next one.

[@TSHauto]

Thanks a lot for such great details. Really appreciate that helps a lot.

[@351kostakis]

Fantastic

[@ispintires]

awesome video thanks a ton guys. deserves a lot more views

[@driversranch215]

Very good job!

[@nikhilwadekar565]

Thank you, kind sire! Can’t thank you enough for putting the series together. 🥳

[@johnrowell942]

Amazing 👏 thank you

[@joeyg369]

Wow. Been watching a lot of videos and none touch on the different ways to adjust things and the secondary items they affect. Absolutely great.

[@williamshelby1041]

This is awesome info thanks for sharing

[@asyrigos]

Awesome explanation and video!!! Keep em coming... well done!!!

[@kellybanks8681]

Visualization is so crucial, thank you!

[@curiositykilledthecat1557]

Nicely done. Thank you for the effort.

[@dontrompas1312]

Wow thanks alot . Best video out there

[@sswnikos]

Incredible work. Subscribed and will watch everything forever.

[@VictorMPR]

The visuals did more in this video than school with books and an alignment machine. I always knew that caster changes camber but I could not visualize how. I even saw cars raising up when turning the steering wheel lock to lock but I had no idea why. You’re a genius!

[@Photonenshizzl]

thanks so much for this! very informative

[@osbornemike]

👍👍👍 excited for a potential double wishbone setup. This is amazing

[@xCavght]

Great video very informative

[@freakyykid101]

I’m really looking forward to using this info in my new edge, going to be doing this year on modified stock knuckles, and after a year of that I’ll be getting whatever parts you have for the new edge!

[@zlabfab487]

Thanks for sharing man !:)

[@V35_Obsidian]

This is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to make these informative and educational videos. I appreciate the effort you guys put into it.

[@anasparekh3049]

awesome video

[@deofranirjunior7657]

Thanks! Very Good!!

[@NicholasRiviera-Dr]

Awesome video, thanks for taking the time to make it and for making the display with colour coding and labelling the parts. Great explanation, going to extreme angles is a great idea to visualise what is happening. Top notch 👍

[@kushagralambhate4573]

great vid

[@aljon5947]

Awesome explanations of the consequences of caster. Finally figured out why the steering is binding.

[@patricktaillon9904]

Awesome work! Very well explained and visualized. Fdf stocks about to rocket!

[@jiaqichen7584]

thank you! the way you describe this subject is innovative and really hands - on!

[@joebozzelli969]

Great video. It was nice meeting you at the Vegas Airport. We will keep plugged into your videos. Thanks again for demonstrating.

[@bigmattolly4910]

Good work guys watching the series now. Lots of great info. I hope some people get this and make it work for them. Grip guys can get plenty out of this. Good work 👍

[@trevcosby]

Thank you so much. (SIM DRIFTING) I was having problems with a JZX100 @ the entry @ Long Beach. On entry the steering would get so light it was hard to control precisely under hard throttle with full lock. NOW I think that reducing the caster angle in the front would be the move I need to make. I like my steering to be slightly stiff.

[@ThatGuyFromTheVI]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge! Im actually in the market for suspension upgrades for my Z32 300zx drift car for the drift season so ill definitrly be in touch. Cant wait for the rest of the series!

[@woznaldo]

This is a great way to illustrate the relationship between caster and camber. I was going to build a rig similar to what you have for the same reason!

[@twanunkown7010]

Great video! Was searching for such a video series for some time. You really explain it in a very good and clear way! Keep up the great work :) As an idea maybe explain how to setup your car for more grip or less grip. Or how to tune a 3 way coil over.

[@BookAutowerks]

Love this video series. It's better than most professional instruction.

[@jeffb520]

Amazing video! Thanks a million for the epic explanation and visuals, makes it super easy to grasp. Thank you for the time you put into your videos to help all of us. Well done! 👏👏👏

[@knowitalls8079]

Thanks

[@sealclubber1383]

Earned my sub

[@chriswyatt2418]

Great video. Explain how the best way to do a four wheel alignment. Set up car a ride height

[@RamenPhones]

Great videos man, so much better than reading 20 year old forum posts trying to wrap my head around overcentreing and ackermen angle (I watched toe and ackermen video first) Keep it up

[@MatheusSartor23]

Really awesome videos! Thank you for that content. If the car has a front steering rack, it will be better to add caster from the lower control arm, this way you prevent overcentering right?

[@beartodrift5345]

Which side is the front of the car?? I’m used to the tie rods of the steering being in front of the control arms (sn95 mustang) so to me this is showing negative caster, which is almost never done. What car is this mimicking that has either the tie rods on the back or negative caster? Other than that, great amazing video but I fought to understand where the front of the car was to try and imagine a tire steering in my mind on my car. Excited for the series and I’ll be sharing this on Facebook. Great job!

[@FDFraceshop]

Watch the video at 3:20. I mention how the car is oriented, for the next video I will label the front of the car for reference! It will be posted tomorrow.

[@beartodrift5345]

@@FDFraceshop thank you!!! Rear rack, that helps. Also, you mention it’s the drivers side. I’m assuming it’s left hand drive. And that your not in The UK or Aussie, some ppl might get confused or miss it like I did. , not knit picking, just trying to help. It’s a great video. I’m going to keep watching

[@jamaisvu2664]

It’s the front left side he’s mimicking here but he’s also referencing rear caster as well. Also the location of the rack doesn’t seem to matter in regards to the principles. It will when setting up the car but not for the discussion

[@anasparekh3049]

yes on double wishbone suspension

[@bryanglover3775]

Outstanding video kPa for us old folks is that kingpin angle and for maybe a better visual put a string line across the front of the kingpin so you can visually see the flop laser something horizontal as well as vertical can't wait for the rest of the videos

[@T70Racer]

So what can be some correlation to understeer in terms of caster? , higher , lower what happen mostly when have you it?

[@jamesford3549]

Are you going to cover trail in another video?

[@DV8shredder]

If one wheel has positive caster and the other wheel on the same axle has negative caster, can that cause a vibration at highway speeds?

[@thedude6650]

Take a shot every time he wipes the torpedo level off before sticking it to the different components 😂.. jk very informative video, thanks for making it!

[@dee1089]

@14 min wouldnt the left turn = neg 9 deg camber and the pos 9 when turning right? nope nm im mistaken my bad

[@cubul32]

FDK can you address the issue of cars with Macphearson for racing? I see many defending Macphearson because Porsche, BMWs, Subarus have it. I am looking for a car my self to do my first build and I'm confused (as faaaa ...). I even read that a badly executed SLA can be worse than strut so idk what to think anymore. Somebody educate me already :D

[@juliog5]

Likeeeeeeee

[@jamesford3549]

At 14 minutes you got positive and negative camber mixed up, you should add a correction in there

[@khaledsh8506]

correct, I thought the same

[@driftergonewild]

Wheel lock it scary had it happen on me once , ended bending my steering wheel

[@clems6989]

Forecaster just think of a caster wheel like on the front of a grocery buggy

[@michellegobeil7337]

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[@chewdoobautomotivedetailtm2883]

Massive effect on drag. The better the alignment the less drag of the wheel.

[@drewdavis239]

Fridge cart?! Always thought it was a hand truck

[@NicholasRiviera-Dr]

A trolley- depends on where you live in the world

[@dielaughing73]

P-handle trolley where I come from. Or a sack trolley if you're an old'un, but strictly that's slightly different

[@Chris_napp]

You drove my crazy kart 😂

[@Chris_napp]

Awesome video!

[@FDFraceshop]

Didn't look at the mechanism/function is what I should have said, and what it's actually doing. We only had room to do 360s 🤣

[@Chris_napp]

@@FDFraceshop dizzy welding and pouring water on steve 😂

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[@Sevan59]

Like a lecturer 👨‍🏫 in college , bla nla bla & no one student knows what’s he talking about , please real world examples