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|year = 1989 | |year = 1989 | ||
|quote = castor angle, the angle at which the steering-head of the front wheels of a motor vehicle is set | |quote = castor angle, the angle at which the steering-head of the front wheels of a motor vehicle is set | ||
|publisher = Oxford University Press}}</ref> is the angular displacement from the vertical axis of the [[ | |publisher = Oxford University Press}}</ref> is the angular displacement from the vertical axis of the [[suspension]] of a steered [[wheel]] in a [[Automobile|car]], bicycle or other vehicle, measured in the longitudinal direction. It is the angle between the [[pivot line]] (in a car - an imaginary line that runs through the center of the upper [[ball joint]] to the center of the lower ball joint) and [[vertical direction|vertical]]. Car racers sometimes adjust caster angle to optimize their car's handling characteristics in particular driving situations. | ||
This topic when specifically applied to bicycles and motorcycles is more commonly referred to as rake and trail. This is discussed in the article on [[Bicycle and motorcycle geometry]]. | This topic when specifically applied to bicycles and motorcycles is more commonly referred to as rake and trail. This is discussed in the article on [[Bicycle and motorcycle geometry]]. | ||