Alignment recommendations
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Alignment recommendations
Just finished rebuilding the front suspension on my 76. Taking it to get it aligned tomorrow. What's the recommended setting for Camber/Caster/Toe In for best street driving??
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Re: Alignment recommendations (MikeT)
I took mine to a really good alignment shop locally and they had good recommendations that matched (and even went a little beyond) what Vette Brakes & Products recommended. So I'm sure if you find a good shop that specializes in Alignments that they can give you good advice.
VB&P recommends for daily driver:
front:
toe 1/32" in
camber 0 deg neg
caster 2.75 deg pos
rear
toe 1/8" in
camber 0 deg neg
ADVANCE STREET
front
toe 0"
camber .25 deg neg
camber 2.75 deg pos
rear
toe 1/8" in
camber .50 deg neg
good luck!
-terry
VB&P recommends for daily driver:
front:
toe 1/32" in
camber 0 deg neg
caster 2.75 deg pos
rear
toe 1/8" in
camber 0 deg neg
ADVANCE STREET
front
toe 0"
camber .25 deg neg
camber 2.75 deg pos
rear
toe 1/8" in
camber .50 deg neg
good luck!
-terry
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Re: Alignment recommendations (terryrudy)
BTW, I got similar to the advanced street. I think its a little much. If I was to get another alignment, I'd probably go for daily driver. It tends to wander quite a bit compared to my stock setup before.
-terry
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Re: Alignment recommendations (MikeT)
Here's how I set them up, and this works well for a super-stable car with outstanding steering "feel:"
Run the front toe as close to "0" as possible and up to 1/32" in. The closer you run to "0" the more "wander" you will have in the car, but performance is great. Run camber between "0" and -.25. The more neagtive you go, the better it will corner, but you will pick up some tire wear. Then have the shop crank in as much positive caster as the adjustment will allow and still keep the camber in spec and keep the spec the same from side to side. If this is done right, you will be completely out of adjustment at one of the 4 corners of the shim adjustment. In most cases, this will get you about 3 degrees of positive caster. On our racecars, we run 6, so don't be afraid to get that caster cranked in as far as you can. It really makes the car feel good (and caster has no effect on tire wear).
Run the front toe as close to "0" as possible and up to 1/32" in. The closer you run to "0" the more "wander" you will have in the car, but performance is great. Run camber between "0" and -.25. The more neagtive you go, the better it will corner, but you will pick up some tire wear. Then have the shop crank in as much positive caster as the adjustment will allow and still keep the camber in spec and keep the spec the same from side to side. If this is done right, you will be completely out of adjustment at one of the 4 corners of the shim adjustment. In most cases, this will get you about 3 degrees of positive caster. On our racecars, we run 6, so don't be afraid to get that caster cranked in as far as you can. It really makes the car feel good (and caster has no effect on tire wear).
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Re: Alignment recommendations (lars)
I agree with Lar's ideas I have found that after lots of toying that you need new ball joints and poly everything to make the alignment specs work. I have a local place do mine and it's optical with a six month warranty for about $50 The warranty is like a two for one sale to me because I always bring it back before the 6 months is up.
My last specs were
camber - .53 -.52
castor 3.96 3.89 I have found that going above that you might loose shims
toe 0.00 0.00
Rear -.64 -.65
toe in .002 .005 It's as close as they could get to zero.
IMO the biggest factor is tires. All the trick suspension in the world isn't any good without trick tires
My last specs were
camber - .53 -.52
castor 3.96 3.89 I have found that going above that you might loose shims
toe 0.00 0.00
Rear -.64 -.65
toe in .002 .005 It's as close as they could get to zero.
IMO the biggest factor is tires. All the trick suspension in the world isn't any good without trick tires
