Alignment changes

[dodj]

I'm planning on lowering the car's nose a little more. Hoping to get it down another inch maybe? 72blunblu's car looks lower than mine so I figure there is room to drop a little more. I know changing the ride height changes the alignment, just don't know what changes. By lowering an inch what should I expect? Less camber? Would caster change? I'm guessing toe in would remain constant? 

[brads70]

I would say all three change, caster, camber and toe. Enough to really matter with an inch drop? I can't say? 

[Chryco Psycho]

camber will change a bit usually for the better pushing the bottom of the tire out a little .
The caster will not alter .
the toe  will change the most as the tie rods change angle .

[dodj]

Well a bit more camber won't bother me. I was mainly concerned if I would have less camber or affecting caster.
Plus, like you say Brad, 1" lower may not be significant.
Thanks!

[Chryco Psycho]

Make sure you reset the toe in

[dodj]

I'll do that. Do you think it will change more than 1/16"?

[Aussie Challenger]

When lowering make sure you still have enough distance between the lower control arm and the bump stop rubber, you may have to trim the rubber slightly to get more suspension movement. Not enough clearance and the ride will be very bumpy and wash out on corners.
I haven't measure a MOPAR front suspension on an alignment machine for many years but I would think that castor would definitely be affected.

[dodj]

Thanks for the reminder Dave, I bought energy suspension .6" bumpers for the front control arms back in the winter, but forgot to put them on. Now I just have to find them.....

[Chryco Psycho]

the caster is the line drawn through the top & bottom ball joint looking at the side of the car , lowering the car will not change the distance between the 2 ball joints & will keep the angle virtually the same except that the upper arm is on an angled pivot moving the upper ball joint slightly rearward which can only help but I doubt it would change much at all moving it 1"

[Aussie Challenger]

 Caster is effected if the front only is raised or lowered, the same if the rear is raised or lowered, in this case the front dropping decreases caster.
 The pic of my Challenger in my avatar shows that the rear is lower because of the excess weight in the rear and that increased the positive caster making my steering even lighter, raising the rear as some people do decreases caster making the steering heavier.
 I agree the Challengers need more positive caster for straight line stability, off set upper bushes help and so do after market upper control arms which have more caster built into the design of them.