What alignment Spec's are you using?
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What alignment Spec's are you using?
I'll be sending out a car this week for alignment and trying a new shop. What spec's have you set your cars to for street driving, stokc, VB&P, etc?
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Gary
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Gary
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Originally Posted by gtr1999
I'll be sending out a car this week for alignment and trying a new shop. What spec's have you set your cars to for street driving, stokc, VB&P, etc?
Thanks
Gary
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With the ride height at 27.5" all the way around, I am using the following alignment numbers:
- Toe: 1/8"
- Camber: 1/2* Neg
- Caster: 3*
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Most important thing of all is to make sure they're EVEN ON BOTH SIDES. VB&P suggests 2.75 caster, but if one side can't get that high, just make them both as high as you can and keep em equal.
I went with about -0.5* camber all the way around. I put a tad of toe out on the front, about 0.15" on the front and .05" in on the back. This made my '81 handle WAY better than before. I HATED the factory suggested alignment.
I went with about -0.5* camber all the way around. I put a tad of toe out on the front, about 0.15" on the front and .05" in on the back. This made my '81 handle WAY better than before. I HATED the factory suggested alignment.
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Originally Posted by GruntyPants
Will the specs that VB&P suggest work with stock suspension components or is it specific to their hardware? I'm ready to have my '69 4 wheel aligned and want to get the most out of it.
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Originally Posted by GruntyPants
Will the specs that VB&P suggest work with stock suspension components or is it specific to their hardware? I'm ready to have my '69 4 wheel aligned and want to get the most out of it.
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Which one of the settings are you guys using from the four that VB&P lists? I'm thinking I want to do Advanced Street, but I'm not sure. Will one cause more tire wear than the other? What is the difference?
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Originally Posted by Fubba
Which one of the settings are you guys using from the four that VB&P lists? I'm thinking I want to do Advanced Street, but I'm not sure. Will one cause more tire wear than the other? What is the difference?
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I don't remember ever seeing a street vehicle that was set up for toe-out...and I used to work on the database for Hunter's aligners. It's a recipie for darty handling at best. Even 0* toe often likes to wander.
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
I don't remember ever seeing a street vehicle that was set up for toe-out...and I used to work on the database for Hunter's aligners. It's a recipie for darty handling at best. Even 0* toe often likes to wander.
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Originally Posted by Kalway
Funny you mention that. My front tires are set to toe out. Doesn't seem to "darty" to me. However, I prefer it to respond quickly.
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
I don't remember ever seeing a street vehicle that was set up for toe-out...and I used to work on the database for Hunter's aligners. It's a recipie for darty handling at best. Even 0* toe often likes to wander.
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
You've said that before...and I'm still having trouble imagining it. It should be wandering every which way. Basic physics - if the front of the tire is pushed out, everything you bump with the tire should be trying to push it further out.
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoPaul
Toe OUT is for FWD cars.
