aligment question
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Melting Slicks
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From: Beringen
aligment question
I'm currently setting alignment after a body off rebuild.
What are the ideal specs for our cars. For instance regarding camber, I see that the workshop manual suggest positive camber. I have VBP upper A-arms and am leaning to 0° to -.25° negative.
What is the best setup to get any performance and not too much tire wear ?
Thanks
Yves
What are the ideal specs for our cars. For instance regarding camber, I see that the workshop manual suggest positive camber. I have VBP upper A-arms and am leaning to 0° to -.25° negative.
What is the best setup to get any performance and not too much tire wear ?
Thanks
Yves
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From: Graceland in a Not Correctly Restored Stingray
VBP's recommended specs for the type of driving you intend are as good of a baseline from which to start as any
That said, for any type of high-performance driving, the "ideal" static alignment settings (among other elements fundamental to sorting a chassis) for your car in particular, your driving style and a given set of conditions can only be achieved thru deliberate testing. To best accomplish that you'll need 1) somewhere to safely drive at the limits, 2) a stopwatch or data logger, 3) a tyre pyrometer and 4) a sufficiently sensitive backside along with the ability to accurately diagnose what the car is doing right and wrong. My $.02.
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That said, for any type of high-performance driving, the "ideal" static alignment settings (among other elements fundamental to sorting a chassis) for your car in particular, your driving style and a given set of conditions can only be achieved thru deliberate testing. To best accomplish that you'll need 1) somewhere to safely drive at the limits, 2) a stopwatch or data logger, 3) a tyre pyrometer and 4) a sufficiently sensitive backside along with the ability to accurately diagnose what the car is doing right and wrong. My $.02.
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Last edited by TheSkunkWorks; Mar 23, 2013 at 11:06 PM.
