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My neighbor who writes for Haggerty seems to think it does, but he's the one that said the 2009 ZO6 brakes were better than my ZR1
Brakes were not better, but braking of the 200# lighter Z06 with the same brakes would have been better, especially with most of the added weight on the front of the ZR1.
Does the Z51 come with a different alignment than the base car?
The only thing I have seen are "Z51 Street" and "Track" Alignment. Suspect from the small camber for the Z51 the Base would be similar or exactly the same.
The pic at the bottom is what I tentatively plan on giving to the Dealer after 400 to 500 miles and bushings etc are "broken-in." Similar sheet I gave them for my current 2017 Grand Sport That allowed a rear camber of -0.5 to -1.7 camber. As noted, you can "drive a truck through" the GM allowed spec range so saying "check the alignment" is foolish! Pic what you would like and ask for it. All done on GM's dime for my Grand Sport as I expect to get with the C8.
You have to admit this can be confusing to someone who doesn’t have experience with a Corvettes. Chevrolet could have done a better job here.
It had me too, until I was forum "enlightened" too. So much Legacy here to keep straight. GM assumes you already know everything and if not, they aren't telling.
Why do you want to increase the negative Camber? To be Slightly closer to track?
Optimum camber, usually negative ensures the tire is still flat on the pavement even though there is some body roll. The more aggressively you drive around curves the more camber you probably should have, depending on body roll and type of tire. JerryU's desired 1 degree negative is probably a good compromise between max grip and max tire wear on the inside edge. If you only care about drag racing then stock camber is probably the way to go. I was thinking of going -1.5 or -2 but I am still deciding.
I guess it will be a function of how often you will drive aggressively. Occasionally, leave it stock. Track as you drive around town, change it. Thanks for the information.
Maybe he just wants to buy new tires more often.....
Originally Posted by C8J
I had to ask. I'm new to the Corvette Venue and all the tweaks some do.
If like most folks who just go in and ask for an alignment check, could well get -1.1 degrees! My Grand Sport rears were close to the -1.7 max allowed from the factory!
Yep I'm asking for more performance oriented and doubt -0.9 will wear tires significantly more! Funny the C7 Michelins are so much better than the OEM and replacement tires I bought for my other Vettes! Recall my 1st, a 1988 lasted just over 10,000 miles and the sticky Continental performance radials I replaced them with, less than 10,000. My 1993 were just a bit better. The Goodyear that came with my C6 were not great tires, think I changed to Firestone at ~15,000!
SIDEBAR:
Now there is an upside to having used Vette tires! Make great Bass habitat in the otherwise featureless bottom on the Lake I live on. Fish pic top left and same fish with open mouth lower right was caught ~12 years prior to the other caught a few months before our dam broke ~3 years ago! My neighbors all got to see how I caught the 11 1/2 and 12 lb Large Mouth after our dam broke! (See upper right in composite pic below for a few tire sets near one corner of my dock!) The dam was fixed and Lake is now ~2 years old. We've stocked with hundreds of small fish and did not expect any large bass for a while. It will take over 10 years to get ~10 lbs bass again. So as I used when I caught these two large ones, since most fish caught are smaller, fish now with Ultralight Rods and 10 lb test braded mono.
Funny, expected it would take years to even get even a 3 lb bass. BUT just made the bottom composite pic that our Lake Association Board sent out to non Lake home owner's in our Club to get them to join our Association! Allows Country Club non Lake home owner's to use a boat and fish on the Lake! We can use the initiation and annual dues to stock more fish and help pay for lake maintenance! Best we think those ~3 lb Bass came in from one stream that feeds the Lake or a pond on the golf course that also flows into the Lake in heavy rains!
Pic Below Just Sent to Non Lake Home Owner's In Our Club To Get More Paying Members for Our Lake Association!
Tire wear tends to be more heavily influenced by toe-in settings. On my C6Z which I do road course events (track tires) a few times per year but put 5-7K miles mostly street, I am running 1.7* negative in front and 1.5* negative in the back. but my toe settings are just a touch toe-in. I almost always have to replace my street tires because they are 5 years old rather than because the tread is worn out or worn unevenly on the inside. I do the Silver State events, 90 miles at 150 MPH and the rules prohibit tires 5 years old or more.
With about 0.5* negative front and rear you should get very good tire tread life on the street and not a big issue at ~1.0* as long as the toe is set properly. C6 Corvettes were known to have too much toe-in from the factory resulting in wearing out the Goodyear Runcraps in 10-12K miles of street driving. Generally it would be a good idea to have the C8 aligned after 500-1000 break in miles just to make sure that the factory alignment is not all over the place. It is a good time for you to specify the alignment you want to reflect the priorities you have for your new car.
Tire wear tends to be more heavily influenced by toe-in settings. On my C6Z which I do road course events (track tires) a few times per year but put 5-7K miles mostly street, I am running 1.7* negative in front and 1.5* negative in the back. but my toe settings are just a touch toe-in. I almost always have to replace my street tires because they are 5 years old rather than because the tread is worn out or worn unevenly on the inside. I do the Silver State events, 90 miles at 150 MPH and the rules prohibit tires 5 years old or more.
With about 0.5* negative front and rear you should get very good tire tread life on the street and not a big issue at ~1.0* as long as the toe is set properly. C6 Corvettes were known to have too much toe-in from the factory resulting in wearing out the Goodyear Runcraps in 10-12K miles of street driving. Generally it would be a good idea to have the C8 aligned after 500-1000 break in miles just to make sure that the factory alignment is not all over the place. It is a good time for you to specify the alignment you want to reflect the priorities you have for your new car.
C7's were the same way. You could go through a set of front tires in 12,000.....ask me how I know....
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