Alignment specs
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 837
Likes: 388
From: Olathe KS
Search is your friend, there are probably 1000 posts on this here because it varies widely based on how you plan to use your car. Are you trying to get a balance between street and track or all street driving? Max tire life or max grip around corners? Have you lowered it? Lots of ways you can align the car but you are right, the GM specs are very broad so you can get a bad alignment and still be in specs. Your power level doesn't have much to do with your alignment settings but a decent indy alignment shop can probably help you hook a little better. The dealer techs likely won't have a clue other than putting it in GMs specs for street or track. If driving aggressive you can search for the DSC alignment specs here or on their web site, they are pretty decent for middle of the road aggressive vs tire life. Lots of threads around for tire longevity.
Whatever you do just make sure the shop has a rear caster alignment tool, the hunter machines at the dealerships don't measure rear caster. If they tell you your car doesn't have a rear caster adjustment just say thank you and hang up.
Whatever you do just make sure the shop has a rear caster alignment tool, the hunter machines at the dealerships don't measure rear caster. If they tell you your car doesn't have a rear caster adjustment just say thank you and hang up.
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Drifting
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,546
Likes: 30
From: WENTZVILLE MO
Search is your friend, there are probably 1000 posts on this here because it varies widely based on how you plan to use your car. Are you trying to get a balance between street and track or all street driving? Max tire life or max grip around corners? Have you lowered it? Lots of ways you can align the car but you are right, the GM specs are very broad so you can get a bad alignment and still be in specs. Your power level doesn't have much to do with your alignment settings but a decent indy alignment shop can probably help you hook a little better. The dealer techs likely won't have a clue other than putting it in GMs specs for street or track. If driving aggressive you can search for the DSC alignment specs here or on their web site, they are pretty decent for middle of the road aggressive vs tire life. Lots of threads around for tire longevity.
Whatever you do just make sure the shop has a rear caster alignment tool, the hunter machines at the dealerships don't measure rear caster. If they tell you your car doesn't have a rear caster adjustment just say thank you and hang up.
Whatever you do just make sure the shop has a rear caster alignment tool, the hunter machines at the dealerships don't measure rear caster. If they tell you your car doesn't have a rear caster adjustment just say thank you and hang up.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 881
Likes: 257
From: Phoenix, AZ
Honestly for your power level, as close to 0 camber in the rear, maybe even a touch of positive will give you the best traction when the car squats. Just go with 0 toe all around so it's not twitchy and won't wear your tires out.
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