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The last 4 Corvettes we bought new (2001, 2006, 2009, 2017) each needed the alignment reset by 5k miles. I don't know if they came out of the factory bad, or shifted bad quickly.
You'll need to decide whether you want max tire life (camber as close to 0 as possible), or max cornering power (lots of negative camber), or some compromise.
People who give suggestions often tell what's best for them, which may not be best for you.
Cheers!
You'll need to decide whether you want max tire life (camber as close to 0 as possible), or max cornering power (lots of negative camber), or some compromise.
People who give suggestions often tell what's best for them, which may not be best for you.
Cheers!
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The last 4 Corvettes we bought new (2001, 2006, 2009, 2017) each needed the alignment reset by 5k miles. I don't know if they came out of the factory bad, or shifted bad quickly.
You'll need to decide whether you want max tire life (camber as close to 0 as possible), or max cornering power (lots of negative camber), or some compromise.
People who give suggestions often tell what's best for them, which may not be best for you.
Cheers!
You'll need to decide whether you want max tire life (camber as close to 0 as possible), or max cornering power (lots of negative camber), or some compromise.
People who give suggestions often tell what's best for them, which may not be best for you.
Cheers!
I had the camber set on our `19 Grand Sport at negative 1.0 degrees. Tire wear and handling are great, even on our deeply rutted freeway (I-5).
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Gearhead Jim has it correct. Want more cornering grip, set more negative camber. Want longer tire life, set camber as close to zero as possible. I retired from 20 years as a Lexus dealer tech. At one point the model that was the equivalent of a Camry had a standard front camber of -.8 degrees. Yep, every one of them had the inside tread row of the front tires bald while there was 3-4/32 on the rest of the tread. The sad part was that the very few owners who even looked at their tires usually didn't see that inner row. I took it on myself to reduce camber as much as I could on each alignment.
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With new wheels and tires, I think I would at least have the alignment checked.