Alignment Specs for C6 ... Z51
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Drifting
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Alignment Specs for C6 ... Z51
What should the four wheel alignment be set at for good street use and decent track use. Street use is more important.
Seems that the factory alignment is never quite on.
Seems that the factory alignment is never quite on.
Burning Brakes
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I have about 4K miles, and three track events on these alignment specs, and it has worked well for me:
Camber: -1.5 front, -1.2 rear
Toe: 1/16 total in front, 1/8 total in rear
caster: 7.5 deg.
This amount of negative camber might be a wear factor if you do strictly street driving. But track events will be the limiting wear factor for me, so it's not a concern. My tires are Michelin PS2, 265/35 front, 295/35 rear, all 18" Champion Motorsport wheels.
Camber: -1.5 front, -1.2 rear
Toe: 1/16 total in front, 1/8 total in rear
caster: 7.5 deg.
This amount of negative camber might be a wear factor if you do strictly street driving. But track events will be the limiting wear factor for me, so it's not a concern. My tires are Michelin PS2, 265/35 front, 295/35 rear, all 18" Champion Motorsport wheels.
Former Vendor
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From: Defending the US Constitution in Northern CA
That suggestion seems to be pretty consistant with how we have been setting them, other that I don't like the way the rear feels with toe in and I will get unmercefully flamed if I suggest toe out in the rear, so we usually set the rear at Zero toe. BTW, On Toe I'm talking inches not degrees. Camber and Caster are in degrees.
However, If you are running run flat tires, then I would back off those Camber settings by 1/2 degree or you will prematurely kill your tire's inside shoulders. You could then consider putting in 1/2 degree more caster to help with front camber in turns.
However, If you are running run flat tires, then I would back off those Camber settings by 1/2 degree or you will prematurely kill your tire's inside shoulders. You could then consider putting in 1/2 degree more caster to help with front camber in turns.
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Drifting
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From: Ozark, Alabama
Great info and thank you. Another member posted this really nich chart:
http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/toom...6alignment.htm
http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/toom...6alignment.htm
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From: Sun Lakes Arizona
Originally Posted by rbl
Great info and thank you. Another member posted this really nich chart:
http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/toom...6alignment.htm
http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/toom...6alignment.htm
