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Old Mar 15, 2024 | 07:48 PM
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My car is for the track but gets street driven. Last years alignment was a bit more aggressive than the Chevy race prep #s but I can't find the sheet with the actual specs. Suggestions on a good alignment spec for my use would be appreciated.
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Track alignment for Z06 below. I don't think I'd go under -1 to -1.5 on a Z06 even if it was dedicated for street.

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Track alignment for Z06 below. I don't think I'd go under -1 to -1.5 on a Z06 even if it was dedicated for street.
I actually went a little more aggressive than that. I'm just trying to grab other ideas from owners that track their Z06s
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I'm at -3.0 degrees front and -2.5 rear. After 3 track days, wear is good with no wandering or weirdness. I also run 0 toe on the front.

A bit more camber might even be better, but it's working well for me so I will likely leave it alone.
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This is what is recommended by GM



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I was going to say that I thought the Ron Fellows school had a different recommendation that the track prep guide and were showing -3 in the front. I'm almost tempted to set mine to the -2 track spec (or at least -1.5) for primarily street with some limited track use.
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I just had mine done to track specs except with -1.5 camber all around. I’m doing the Ron Fellows Z06 class the first week of April and then a track day in my Z the week after. Looking forward to comparing and will share some feedback.
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Originally Posted by Aku700
This is what is recommended by GM


this is the slide you will see at Ron Fellows School, for both C8 and Z06, this comes from GM directly. GM will warranty the C8 on track, stipulated you setup car to their track specs as per their manual.
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Happy with my alignment - mainly street driven but fairly aggressively (rural canyons)


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Originally Posted by Aku700
this is the slide you will see at Ron Fellows School, for both C8 and Z06, this comes from GM directly. GM will warranty the C8 on track, stipulated you setup car to their track specs as per their manual.
No, this is the incorrect slide. This is the Stingray Slide -- the GM recommended Z06 alignment specs for the track are posted above in this thread and are NOT the same as the Stingray. Our Ron Fellows presenter gave the Stingray slideshow to the Z06 crowd as well until I asked him about it and he then found and switched over to the Z06 slideshow. Mostly the same between slideshows, but the alignment, the Stingray one doesn't have the Cup 2Rs or the proper oil drain plugs for the Z06.

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Originally Posted by z28lt1
No, this is the incorrect slide. This is the Stingray Slide -- the GM recommended Z06 alignment specs for the track are posted above in this thread and are NOT the same as the Stingray. Our Ron Fellows presenter gave the Stingray slideshow to the Z06 crowd as well until I asked him about it and he then found and switched over to the Z06 slideshow. Mostly the same between slideshows, but the alignment, the Stingray one doesn't have the Cup 2Rs or the proper oil drain plugs for the Z06.
this came from lead instructor at Ron Fellows: 1. The alignment settings are the same for the C8 Stingray and the C8 Z06
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Originally Posted by Aku700
this came from lead instructor at Ron Fellows: 1. The alignment settings are the same for the C8 Stingray and the C8 Z06
He is incorrect. They have the technical team build those slides and they actually have Z06 slides that he may not be aware of with the proper Z06 specs. I've seen the slides and they have the correct, different specs. GM published the specs in the track guide and they are different. If GM wanted them the same, they would not have published different specs and then secretly told him to ignore those.

From GM:





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Originally Posted by z28lt1
He is incorrect. They have the technical team build those slides and they actually have Z06 slides that he may not be aware of with the proper Z06 specs. I've seen the slides and they have the correct, different specs. GM published the specs in the track guide and they are different. If GM wanted them the same, they would not have published different specs and then secretly told him to ignore those.

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Is the top Z06 and bottom Z51?
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Originally Posted by Aku700
Is the top Z06 and bottom Z51?
No. It is a bit confusing because the page header is in the middle of that chart from the document. Z51 on top. Without the header, should read it like this.



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Originally Posted by z28lt1
No. It is a bit confusing because the page header is in the middle of that chart from the document. Z51 on top. Without the header, should read it like this.


the z06 has less camber? That’s confusing as hell.
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