C5 2003 Z06 alignment help
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C5 2003 Z06 alignment help
FOLKS : Checked the forums and searched for alignment specs and am still searching for definitive settings for "spirited" non track driving that will be within specs but not so aggressive as to increase front tire wear. I know some of these threads seem to be repeated but anyone with a nice straight answer without comments about look it up would be appreciated. 
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I drive on my AX/track alignment and believe that you might be able to go 1 or 2 degrees negative on the front without excessive wear as long as your toe setting are near zero.
I honestly doubt if you could feel much difference between this and a stock alignment setting except in a competitive environment. Seat of the pants cornering probably won't feel any different unless your current alignment has a lot of positive camber.
All alignment settings are a compromise. If you need for the car to go in a straight line on a grooved road with no hands on the wheel, stick with stock settings. Lots of toe in will help this, but when combined with lots of negative camber will accelerate wear patterns. The things that generally provide maximum cornering also make the car prone to following ruts and hunt at higher speeds. The car will always go where you point it, but it will fight to follow the road surface.
Negative camber and toe out will give great turn in, but will absolutely kill the inside of your tread.
If you don't have a problem with tread wear now, save your money for something else. Just my .02
I honestly doubt if you could feel much difference between this and a stock alignment setting except in a competitive environment. Seat of the pants cornering probably won't feel any different unless your current alignment has a lot of positive camber.
All alignment settings are a compromise. If you need for the car to go in a straight line on a grooved road with no hands on the wheel, stick with stock settings. Lots of toe in will help this, but when combined with lots of negative camber will accelerate wear patterns. The things that generally provide maximum cornering also make the car prone to following ruts and hunt at higher speeds. The car will always go where you point it, but it will fight to follow the road surface.
Negative camber and toe out will give great turn in, but will absolutely kill the inside of your tread.
If you don't have a problem with tread wear now, save your money for something else. Just my .02
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 114
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From: Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
I drive on my AX/track alignment and believe that you might be able to go 1 or 2 degrees negative on the front without excessive wear as long as your toe setting are near zero.
I honestly doubt if you could feel much difference between this and a stock alignment setting except in a competitive environment. Seat of the pants cornering probably won't feel any different unless your current alignment has a lot of positive camber.
All alignment settings are a compromise. If you need for the car to go in a straight line on a grooved road with no hands on the wheel, stick with stock settings. Lots of toe in will help this, but when combined with lots of negative camber will accelerate wear patterns. The things that generally provide maximum cornering also make the car prone to following ruts and hunt at higher speeds. The car will always go where you point it, but it will fight to follow the road surface.
Negative camber and toe out will give great turn in, but will absolutely kill the inside of your tread.
If you don't have a problem with tread wear now, save your money for something else. Just my .02
I honestly doubt if you could feel much difference between this and a stock alignment setting except in a competitive environment. Seat of the pants cornering probably won't feel any different unless your current alignment has a lot of positive camber.
All alignment settings are a compromise. If you need for the car to go in a straight line on a grooved road with no hands on the wheel, stick with stock settings. Lots of toe in will help this, but when combined with lots of negative camber will accelerate wear patterns. The things that generally provide maximum cornering also make the car prone to following ruts and hunt at higher speeds. The car will always go where you point it, but it will fight to follow the road surface.
Negative camber and toe out will give great turn in, but will absolutely kill the inside of your tread.
If you don't have a problem with tread wear now, save your money for something else. Just my .02
