Alignment questions
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Alignment questions
I have a 2012 grand sport convertible I'm buying new tires for it on Monday what are the best alignment for tire where does anybody have any specifications on this I don't track the car so I just want the tires to last longer than 8000 miles
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Good luck!!!
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Better Pfadt sheet that does not give them a ton of wiggle room, and its the "Pure Street" alignment you want to have the car aligned to,
http://www.pfadtracing.com/docs/camb...t-settings.pdf
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If the alignment guy really knows his stuff, take him your old tires (marked with previous location) and he can see how the wear is for your style of driving.
I'm at 124K miles with the OEM factory alignment and have had perfectly even wear on every sets of tires. Apparently, my mix of daily driving and performance (aka spirited) driving fits what the factory settings anticipated. The factory assumed that a Z51, a GS, and a Z06 were going to be driven more agressively, which is why they usually need realigned for the everyday driver.
I'm at 124K miles with the OEM factory alignment and have had perfectly even wear on every sets of tires. Apparently, my mix of daily driving and performance (aka spirited) driving fits what the factory settings anticipated. The factory assumed that a Z51, a GS, and a Z06 were going to be driven more agressively, which is why they usually need realigned for the everyday driver.