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Setting the caster

This is how I set the caster on my 26 Model T. When I got the car it actually had a reverse caster and it would dart left or right and not track straight down the road. I found the spring perches were reversed so they were corrected. However the angle on the ends of the wishbone were way off. These photos show how I calculated the correct angle and how I bent them to correct the problem. The car tracks straight down the road now.
Spring Perch placement
Spring Perch placement
Before bending
Before bending
Calculating the angle
Calculating the angle
Before
Before
Before bending the wishbone end
Before bending the wishbone end
Straightening the wishbone tube
Straightening the wishbone tube
Clamping for bending
Clamping for bending
Most of the heat is applied to the darker gray area
Most of the heat is applied to the darker gray area
After bending
After bending
Before and after
Before and after
caster.jpg
caster.jpg