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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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2002 Z06. Just had this done after owering it down.Are these #'s OK??
First time posting pics, hopefully they are there.


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Thanks for the help,

No pics, sorry...

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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Got it,




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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Post this in the autocrossing & roadracing section & they'll be all over it
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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Thanks, I'll post over there as well.
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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Seems to me they did a half a$$ job. your front camber 0.6 of a degree off, sure its in green but that will definitley make your car pull to the right. They also didn't do a very good job with the toe. Your front tires are pointing out away from each other, they should be pointing towards each other, like 0.00 to -0.05 on each side. The rear looks good but I think that front needs some work. Does the car even drive straight if you let go of the steering wheel on a flat straight strech of road?
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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Anyone else see this?

The picture of the rear wheels has DRUM brakes!

Ever seen a C5 with drum brakes???
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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you want as much negative camber as possible, but equal on both sides, otherwise you will get a pull. You want a hair of toe out on the front end, and a hair of toe in on the rear end. Make sure toe on the rear end is equal, otherwise you will get a pull.
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by JagTech
Your front tires are pointing out away from each other, they should be pointing towards each other, like 0.00 to -0.05 on each side.
For handling reasons, fronts should toe out a bit and rear should toe in. Read up on the Ackerman principle. Has to do with the inside tire vs outside tire pointing direction when looking at the radius of your turn. Front-end toe-in destroys handling, but too much toe-out is bad too... for handling AND acceleration. Actually, too much toe out or in is detrimental to acceleration.

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Rear is ok from a tire wearing standpoint, not for handling though. The front is terrible, I would request it be redone, or take it to a shop that will do it properly. The front camber and toe settings will make the car pull and handle oddly and wear the front tires.
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Thanks for the info and advise. It's going back for a re-do
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