Vintage speedster, ball joint front end Swing axel rear. Camber compensator
So I have been doing some back road spirited driving and honestly it was a bit sketchy... as the car wanted to dart and was a pain to keep steady. Afer a lot of reading on this site I took the leap and orders a set of shims. Car had one set and was right at 3deg caster. Along with a factory size VW sway bar. I installed a 3/4” empi bar and a second set of shims. WOW what a difference. car handles like it’s on rails.
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Glad it works for you! How low is your car? Is the front lower, higher or same height as the back? Would love to see a pic of your Speedster that shows it's stance. Al
You also need the rear camber compensator. If you're not carrying a spare you need to add weight to the front beam.
Alb. It’s pretty level, actually I think the shims added a little to the hight on the front.
jim, I do have the camber compensator on the rear.
So you're at 5 or 6 degrees now? That sounds about right.
Yeah, it seems that anything less than 5 degrees on a pan-based car will make it pretty squirrely, following bumps and ridges/crowns all over the place. Get up over 5 degrees and it's like a whole 'nuther car. Tame and focused, the way we like 'em!
Alignment including toe might influence squirrelyness.
