Wheel alignment tomorrow
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Wheel alignment tomorrow
I'm taking my 2001 in for a 4 wheel alignment tommorow. I intend to go with stock C5 settings. My thoughts are to have camber set to the minimum of the specified range (-.02). And front toe set at 0. I would leave rear settings stock and require the tech to get matched readings per side. I want to minimize inner tire wear and maximize straight line tracking as I have a number of poor country roads in the area. I am not concerned with cornering. New Kumho ASX's were just installed. They are non runflats. Any comments on this setup?
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I had mine aligned to the preferred settings which are midway between the highs and lows of camber, caster and toe.
This way when the alignment starts to change you have some room for it to change and still be in specs. A full and empty tank of fuel is just one way of the alignment settings changing. Passenger, equipment, etc.
GM recommends a full tank of fuel when aligning.
I also had the alignment done with me in the car since 90% of the time it is just me.
Car has 11,000 miles, drives great and the tires are wearing evenly.
Dave
This way when the alignment starts to change you have some room for it to change and still be in specs. A full and empty tank of fuel is just one way of the alignment settings changing. Passenger, equipment, etc.
GM recommends a full tank of fuel when aligning.
I also had the alignment done with me in the car since 90% of the time it is just me.
Car has 11,000 miles, drives great and the tires are wearing evenly.
Dave
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From: King George VA
Originally Posted by 00247
I'm taking my 2001 in for a 4 wheel alignment tommorow. I intend to go with stock C5 settings. My thoughts are to have camber set to the minimum of the specified range (-.02). And front toe set at 0. I would leave rear settings stock and require the tech to get matched readings per side. I want to minimize inner tire wear and maximize straight line tracking as I have a number of poor country roads in the area. I am not concerned with cornering. New Kumho ASX's were just installed. They are non runflats. Any comments on this setup?
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