Suspension Set-up? Caster, Camber, Toe
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Suspension Set-up? Caster, Camber, Toe
I am going to be setting up my car this weekend and was wondering what some of you guys are doing. I have the VBP catalog with there numbers for toe, caster, and camber. I am planing on an autocross/street set-up for now.
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VBP's numbers are a good starting point but are rather conservative...they won't get you in trouble or experience significant tire wear.
Your car set up, driving style, type of tires, shocks, springs, and swaybars will have an affect.
What's your autocross experience level? Are you going to daily drive and occassionally autocross or vice versa?
Your car set up, driving style, type of tires, shocks, springs, and swaybars will have an affect.
What's your autocross experience level? Are you going to daily drive and occassionally autocross or vice versa?
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My track and autocross experience is 0! That is why I bought this car to get into it.
I do drive this car on the weekends for fun, will autocross, and hope to do a track event at least once a month.
I do drive this car on the weekends for fun, will autocross, and hope to do a track event at least once a month.
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From: Formerly from the Great White North but now residing in the Desert Southwest NM (The Land of Dis-Enchantment?)
First, a really good helmet, then J55 or better brakes with a DRM bias spring. Autocross/street and track pads are different animals.
I would probably just use VBP's alignment specs to start and as you get seat time make changes based on what the car is doing.If you really get into it, start looking for the Z-51 components (springs, shocks, sway bars, etc.) if your car isn't already a Z-51 optioned car. If you're running street tire class, Kumho XS's, Nitto 555's, or similar. Race tires would be Hoosier A6's or Kumho V710's but the Hoosiers require a lot more camber than you can typically get out of a stock suspension C-4. This can become an expensive addiction.
I would probably just use VBP's alignment specs to start and as you get seat time make changes based on what the car is doing.If you really get into it, start looking for the Z-51 components (springs, shocks, sway bars, etc.) if your car isn't already a Z-51 optioned car. If you're running street tire class, Kumho XS's, Nitto 555's, or similar. Race tires would be Hoosier A6's or Kumho V710's but the Hoosiers require a lot more camber than you can typically get out of a stock suspension C-4. This can become an expensive addiction.
Last edited by NMsharkracer; May 5, 2010 at 07:55 AM.
