Alignment Specs
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Alignment Specs
Ok, I've done a search, and I've found all sorts of people saying this and that, but I just can't relate the alignment specs for a C5 to my M3.
I just lower my wife's C5 and replaced the tires. The front tires were already wearing in the inside pretty bad before I lowered it, so I replaced them and lowered it since it needed an alignment anyway. I'm an avid autoXer with my car and I run -3.5* F and -2.0* R of camber, and tires wear perfectly even (0 toe F, and 1/8 total in R). I understand that the corvette suspension is way different, but people all over the forum say that the Z06 alignment specs handle better but will wear the tires out real fast. She mainly drives on 1.2miles to work each day but does travel 60+ highway miles a week. She also keeps saying she is going to autoX the car next season, so whats a good alignment for the car?
TIA,
John
[Modified by vjlax18, 4:16 PM 1/6/2004]
I just lower my wife's C5 and replaced the tires. The front tires were already wearing in the inside pretty bad before I lowered it, so I replaced them and lowered it since it needed an alignment anyway. I'm an avid autoXer with my car and I run -3.5* F and -2.0* R of camber, and tires wear perfectly even (0 toe F, and 1/8 total in R). I understand that the corvette suspension is way different, but people all over the forum say that the Z06 alignment specs handle better but will wear the tires out real fast. She mainly drives on 1.2miles to work each day but does travel 60+ highway miles a week. She also keeps saying she is going to autoX the car next season, so whats a good alignment for the car?
TIA,
John
[Modified by vjlax18, 4:16 PM 1/6/2004]
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From: Smyrna Tn
Re: Alignment Specs (vjlax18)
I do competition car setup and alignment in Nashville, DBA VetteSport. A good compromise alignment for the car would be 1 degree neg camber all the way around. 0 toe front, 1/4 toe in rear.
Competition only alignment would be 2.25 neg camber front. Max neg camber rear not to exceed neg1.7. Castor pos 6.0 degrees. .25 toe out front, .25 toe in rear in inches. Jerry 96 SS :chevy
Competition only alignment would be 2.25 neg camber front. Max neg camber rear not to exceed neg1.7. Castor pos 6.0 degrees. .25 toe out front, .25 toe in rear in inches. Jerry 96 SS :chevy
