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Old May 19, 2010 | 04:12 PM
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where should my toe in/toe out be? I need to make some suspension adjustments after replacing my steering rack.
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It can depend on what you want. Most street cars I believe have some toe in. I changed mine to 0" both front and rear, I do some autocrossing too, and I really like it as well as other ailgment spec I did. I dont feel like it wanders in the groves on the highway as bad as it did before.

Front: 0" toe 5* caster -.75* camber 275/40/17
Rear: 0" toe -.75* camber 315/35/17

I do a fair amount of street driving, so I didnt put alot of neg. camber on either front or rear.
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Originally Posted by qwiketz
where should my toe in/toe out be? I need to make some suspension adjustments after replacing my steering rack.

Here is a good write-up on Corvette alignment specifications
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Old May 20, 2010 | 01:42 PM
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Zero toe in the front is a nice, nuetral setup and will not cause strange wear on the front tires.

You want some toe in on the rear for high speed stability. I usually run between 1/4" and 3/8" total toe in on the rear on my track car.

When adjusting the toe you should take the opportunity to set the thrust angle as well. That will help handling a great deal.
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