Alignment shop says they can't get over 1 degree positive caster on 73 Scamp

iamdamnsam said

Is it common for stock parts on a 73 Scamp or do they just not know how to adjust it correctly? Also, they set the toe at .14. I had asked for .06, the tires do make a squeal noise on asphalt and my tires are hot after driving. Other than that is drives good.

Firestone has already attempted 3 alignments, luckily I got the lifetime one. The specs I requested were +4.5 caster, -.5 camber and .06 toe. They gave me +1/+.8 caster, +.6 camber and the .14 toe.

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This is bs
Streetcars need NEGATIVE camber. That Positive camber is probably costing you about a degree of caster.
All tires get hot driving; the question is how hot is too hot, and is it equally hot across the face of the tread. And new tires may squeal on turns.Actually there is a very narrow window of turning when the two front tires are not, in some measure, being side-loaded during turning. That is to say,most of the time the two tires are not turning around the same theoretical pivot point, on their respective turning circles. So tire squeal should be common.
The problem solver offset bushings are a great affordable way to pick up about 3 degrees of caster. Perhaps a tad more. The best results will be at or near the factory ride-height.