Correct Alignment for street?
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Correct Alignment for street?
I'm replacing my stock tires at 30K miles, with Michelin PSP AS ZP, looking at the original Goodyears there is wear on the inside on both the front and rears, more on the front. Since I only use this car for street, and road trips....what is the recommendation for Camber, Caster and alignment.....?
I had read the C6's come from the factory with an aggressive setting, and this does cause inside wear...
I have some posts that I found on the forum regarding the settings, just wanted to verify before next week when I take the car in.
Any help would be appreciated.
I had read the C6's come from the factory with an aggressive setting, and this does cause inside wear...
I have some posts that I found on the forum regarding the settings, just wanted to verify before next week when I take the car in.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Yes, for better tire wear you should probably set the negative camber closer to "0", many are running in the -.1 to -.2 degrees range, a few have even gone to "0" but that isn't "generally" recommended. Then you also want to watch the Toe settings, rear at "0" and front at -.01 degrees. It's best to discuss what you want with the technician so he understands that you don't necessarily want to stay within the factory range. And be sure you go to a shop/tech with the latest equipment and have done Corvettes before and know how to work on them. Enjoy the new tires. 
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I'm replacing my stock tires at 30K miles, with Michelin PSP AS ZP, looking at the original Goodyears there is wear on the inside on both the front and rears, more on the front. Since I only use this car for street, and road trips....what is the recommendation for Camber, Caster and alignment.....?
I had read the C6's come from the factory with an aggressive setting, and this does cause inside wear...
I have some posts that I found on the forum regarding the settings, just wanted to verify before next week when I take the car in.
Any help would be appreciated.
I had read the C6's come from the factory with an aggressive setting, and this does cause inside wear...
I have some posts that I found on the forum regarding the settings, just wanted to verify before next week when I take the car in.
Any help would be appreciated.
That setup has provided even wear for four sets of tires so far.
I've found that 30psi front and 29psi rear (cold) works well with PS2 ZPs. Your mileage, as they say, may vary with the all-seasons.
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Get your toe to 0 F/R
Get your camber to 0 F/R
Get your caster to stock F
If you want cornering for cones or road racing, then crank up the camber to +1.0 or more depending on how hard you want to play. Camber causes the wear on the inside of the tread. A car with a solid rear axle has 0 camber and 0 toe and the rear tires wear evenly.
Elmer
Get your camber to 0 F/R
Get your caster to stock F
If you want cornering for cones or road racing, then crank up the camber to +1.0 or more depending on how hard you want to play. Camber causes the wear on the inside of the tread. A car with a solid rear axle has 0 camber and 0 toe and the rear tires wear evenly.
Elmer
