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70NYD · 09-16-2010, 09:58 AM

i AM spelling it correctly :p your the one thats wrong (i kid i kid)
but seriously how can you see the caster angle??
ps i really like the COLOUR of those supras :p

Matador · 09-16-2010, 01:17 PM

^not according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Look how far into and how far back the wheels are in the wheel wells compared to a stock supra.

Dimman · 09-16-2010, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

^not according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Look how far into and how far back the wheels are in the wheel wells compared to a stock supra.

I don't think that's caster (isn't castor having to do with beavers?). I think it's completely different wheelbase and track dimensions.

The Supras are shells around a different chassis. Or around a modified floor pan to test drivetrain.

There is some very heavy-duty bracing going on inside, too.

It's too bad we don't have a direct side view of the mules to compare wheelbase.

70NYD · 09-16-2010, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

^not according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Look how far into and how far back the wheels are in the wheel wells compared to a stock supra.

yet during the whole course of my degree i was taught caster angle, and it is documented so in the books i used as well (just checked

)
what your thinking of is the spelling for CASTOR WHEEL (self aligning wheel that has negative CASTER
(even castor wheels were spelled caster traditionally

)

Matador · 09-16-2010, 09:49 PM

lol. It is spelt both ways, only that castor can also be used to refer to castor oil and castors.. aka beavers.

Matador · 09-16-2010, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimman

I don't think that's caster. I think it's completely different wheelbase and track dimensions.

The Supras are shells around a different chassis. Or around a modified floor pan to test drivetrain.

There is some very heavy-duty bracing going on inside, too.

It's too bad we don't have a direct side view of the mules to compare wheelbase.

That kinda was my point. If it **was** just a Supra, those would be insane castor/caster angles.

jay4prez · 09-21-2010, 07:13 PM

ya know, wouldnt it be kinda easier to just have one of our wonderful forum members with a supra (preferably same model just snap some photos in a very similar angle for us to compare?

Siriusly.Andrew · 09-23-2010, 01:27 AM

BOOSTJUNKIE hath been nominated to take photos at these angles of his car for our comparison for research purposes.

Snaps · 09-23-2010, 05:09 AM

I would offer but I remember the last time I offered to get some pics.... It still hasn't happened

09-16-2010, 09:58 AM	#15
70NYD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Drives: RX8 S1 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 1,396 Thanks: 49 Thanked 50 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	i AM spelling it correctly :p your the one thats wrong (i kid i kid) but seriously how can you see the caster angle?? ps i really like the COLOUR of those supras :p __________________

09-23-2010, 05:09 AM	#23
Snaps Supra Owner Join Date: Sep 2010 Drives: 1995 Toyota Supra UK Spec Location: New Zealand Posts: 440 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I would offer but I remember the last time I offered to get some pics.... It still hasn't happened __________________

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Matador hashiryu Join Date: Nov 2009 Drives: Mk4 Supra Location: Probably mucking around in an engine bay Posts: 2,567 Thanks: 18 Thanked 37 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	^not according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Look how far into and how far back the wheels are in the wheel wells compared to a stock supra.

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