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Old Jun 5, 2019 | 06:43 PM
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So it really comes down to how many miles you daily vs track. Neg Camber will give your tires better traction on the track but will eat up the inside of your tire is drove on the street a lot.
This is not the full story.
Lots of camber with lots of TOE will eat up tires, but lots of camber with near ZERO toe will last a very long time.
TOE is what burns up tires.
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Old Jun 6, 2019 | 11:54 AM
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This is not the full story.
Lots of camber with lots of TOE will eat up tires, but lots of camber with near ZERO toe will last a very long time.
TOE is what burns up tires.
This was my previous experience but not sure the C7 was affected in similar ways.
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Old Jun 6, 2019 | 03:13 PM
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Toe out in particular will eat up the inside shoulder.
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Old Jun 14, 2019 | 01:42 PM
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Well, I didn't have time to take the car into the alignment shop before the track day. So I went with what I had.

Man the GS is so much faster than the 350Z. LOL..

Had a great time.
This is the third session. 100% stock, event the pads. I was getting a little brake fade towards the end.

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Man the GS is so much faster than the 350Z. LOL
No joke... but the thing that impressed me the most was how smooth the C7 is with the mag ride. My Z beat me to death on the track with its stiff suspension where the C7 just glides along like its not even being pushed hard at all.
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Edit regarding the brake pad discussion: I think that Spring Mountain uses stock pads on their Z06's, no? I thought that they held up pretty well. ..
When I was there in May, and on their website, Hawk is listed as a corporate sponsor. Can only assume that’s what they are running.
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Old Jun 16, 2019 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 2019GSTX
When I was there in May, and on their website, Hawk is listed as a corporate sponsor. Can only assume that’s what they are running.
Correct. They run Hawk track pads, not stock.
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