How much Caster angle are other Pantera owners seeing when they align their cars? I just finished a ground up restoration of my 72 and when I performed the wheel alignment, I only could get .9 degree caster on the RH side and 1.2 degrees caster on the LH side. I was able to adjust the camber to +.1 degree and the Toe in to 1/32". I used a laser and a toe gauge to align the toe and a SmartCamber gauge to align the caster and camber. Obviously, I performed the work myself and didn't take it to an alignment shop. During the rebuild, I installed a new steering rack, new upper and lower ball joints, polyurethane bushings, and new shocks and springs. This lowered the car a little. Did I screw up the Caster angle when I lowered the car or are others seeing similar results? I installed all the shims forward of the upper ball joint to achieve maximum positive caster but couldn't even come close to spec. I am attaching a picture of the final product so others can see how much I lowered the car, as you can see I really didn't lower the car all that much. What are your thoughts?
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