GS street alignment
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Take it to a Corvette shop that knows Corvette alignments really well in your area.
I had mine done at Abel Chevrolet in CA, service manager there races Corvettes and discussed my driving with me. Wanted to give me a good street performance alignment that balanced tire wear to a degree, this is what we ended up with based on his recommendation (I honestly don't know what a lot of this means, but figured I'd share :-)
I had mine done at Abel Chevrolet in CA, service manager there races Corvettes and discussed my driving with me. Wanted to give me a good street performance alignment that balanced tire wear to a degree, this is what we ended up with based on his recommendation (I honestly don't know what a lot of this means, but figured I'd share :-)
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Per Paul Koerner, "The Corvette Mechanic", use factory alignment specs with 0 camber for even tire wear.
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If your primary concern is tire wear, 0 camber may be the way to go, but that's neither GM's recommendation, nor is it the best set-up if you care about the car handling the way it should.
You should also be aware that there is no consistent "factory" alignment out of BG. New cars coming out of there are all over the map in terms of alignments.
Here are the recommended C7 alignment specs from one of the most respected chassis engineers I know. Note the rear caster spec, which most dealers never check. These are very close to GM published specs, but they are not precisely set at the factory.
You should also be aware that there is no consistent "factory" alignment out of BG. New cars coming out of there are all over the map in terms of alignments.
Here are the recommended C7 alignment specs from one of the most respected chassis engineers I know. Note the rear caster spec, which most dealers never check. These are very close to GM published specs, but they are not precisely set at the factory.
Last edited by Foosh; 05-31-2017 at 12:18 AM.