Alignment specs
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Alignment specs
Some time ago someone posted the specs on alignment that was correct for the Grand Sport,last year I had mine aligned using the factory specs and the outside of the tires wore badly.can anyone help?
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Many here adhere to the Pfadt Street Alignment specs here:
http://www.pfadtracing.com/docs/camb...t-settings.pdf
Notice that there is no "range". Take your car someplace that knows what they are doing with alignments and talk to the tech and explain that you want your car set up "exactly" to these specs, no "range" and exactly the same on each side.
http://www.pfadtracing.com/docs/camb...t-settings.pdf
Notice that there is no "range". Take your car someplace that knows what they are doing with alignments and talk to the tech and explain that you want your car set up "exactly" to these specs, no "range" and exactly the same on each side.
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From: Stratford Ontario
Many here adhere to the Pfadt Street Alignment specs here:
http://www.pfadtracing.com/docs/camb...t-settings.pdf
Notice that there is no "range". Take your car someplace that knows what they are doing with alignments and talk to the tech and explain that you want your car set up "exactly" to these specs, no "range" and exactly the same on each side.
http://www.pfadtracing.com/docs/camb...t-settings.pdf
Notice that there is no "range". Take your car someplace that knows what they are doing with alignments and talk to the tech and explain that you want your car set up "exactly" to these specs, no "range" and exactly the same on each side.
Thats exactly what I did one week ago.Also it doesnt hurt to try and find someone with a newer alignment machine thats also what I did.
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Also note that the corvette has a steering wheel sensor in the steering wheel column. When the the car is aligned, the steering wheel sensor should read 0* on the Tech 2 as well (steering wheel centered, not cocked to one side).
As for getting that sensor read out with the alignment print out on the same page, not sure if there are any alignment machines that will pull the steering wheel sensor read out at the same time as the alignment, so I ask to see the read out on both the alignment machine and the tech 2 at the same time before the do the print out (toes reading O as well as the tech 2 steering wheel sensor reading 0 at the same time). This keep them from guessing if the steering wheel is straight when the car is aligned/having to bring the car back to have the steering wheel straighten instead.
As for getting that sensor read out with the alignment print out on the same page, not sure if there are any alignment machines that will pull the steering wheel sensor read out at the same time as the alignment, so I ask to see the read out on both the alignment machine and the tech 2 at the same time before the do the print out (toes reading O as well as the tech 2 steering wheel sensor reading 0 at the same time). This keep them from guessing if the steering wheel is straight when the car is aligned/having to bring the car back to have the steering wheel straighten instead.
Last edited by Dano523; Jul 12, 2014 at 12:03 AM.
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Keep in mind the "right" specs are dependent on how you drive. A parade car will be much different than a car used to go canyon carving. A daily driver will be different than those two.
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Many here adhere to the Pfadt Street Alignment specs here:
http://www.pfadtracing.com/docs/camb...t-settings.pdf
Notice that there is no "range". Take your car someplace that knows what they are doing with alignments and talk to the tech and explain that you want your car set up "exactly" to these specs, no "range" and exactly the same on each side.
http://www.pfadtracing.com/docs/camb...t-settings.pdf
Notice that there is no "range". Take your car someplace that knows what they are doing with alignments and talk to the tech and explain that you want your car set up "exactly" to these specs, no "range" and exactly the same on each side.
If the outside wore, you typically need more negative camber. If the edges look scrubbed or feathered, you also need to use less toe.
Keep in mind the "right" specs are dependent on how you drive. A parade car will be much different than a car used to go canyon carving. A daily driver will be different than those two.
Keep in mind the "right" specs are dependent on how you drive. A parade car will be much different than a car used to go canyon carving. A daily driver will be different than those two.
