RedHotBolt

Since I purchased my C6 in 2005 I have done four or five track weekends with it. I was going through the two outside tires (on the outside of the tires) in 6 or 7 sessions. I did the moderate alignment from this page http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/toom...6alignment.htm and after eight sessions the tires are wearing as flat as can be. I did not check the heat but the wear is really even. It drove perfect on the street before the alignment at whatever settings the factory had done but it drives just as good on the street with this alignment. The only difference I can feel is that I did lose a little forward bite on the street. On race rubber I did not notice any difference in forward bite. I can't say the car drove any better on the track with the new alignment but Bobby Archer told me he thought the tires would go bad from heat cycles before they wear down to cord as they were doing before. I had all this alignment work done at the local Chev. dealer for less than $100.00 (all four wheels aligned). Just thought I would pass this along since it looks like it's going to save me a lot of greif in buying and mounting race rubber every few sessions.


Jerry

yakisoba

Glad to hear it. A good alignment is golden. I'm a big fan of a local shop in Austin, but sounds like you got a great deal from the dealer. Now that's dialed in, you can get serious with the pyrometer and figure out the little stuff. And then let me borrow your pyrometer...

RedHotBolt

It's in my box and you can use it any time.

Jerry

TooManyIDs

Between my first and second outings at MSR, I changed to C5 Z06 pads up front and changed to the moderate alignment setting. Dropped 2 seconds on the stock tires.

There was a thread questioning the rear toe settings, sounds like you didn't have any trouble with oversteer? Good turn-in?

RedHotBolt

No problems at all. The only oversteer problems I have are caused by my right foot!

Jerry

gonzalezfj

Jerry, now that you have an alignment that you (and your tires) like, do yourself a favor: Get under the car with one of those paint pens and mark all the eccentrics and tie rod ends.

Then, include in your pre-event check-out a verification that the alignment adjustments have not changed.

Enjoy...

Frank Gonzalez

TRAIL BOSS

Good point!