Z06 Tramlining
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Racer
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From: MD
Z06 Tramlining
How do u guys deal with tramlining?? Mine luv to follow road surface way too much and feel like loosing steering control all of a certain. Is track alignment only fix for tramlining???
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I have the track alignment, and it makes the car twitchy in Tour mode. I simply max out the Z-mode settings, except for the transmision, I do that 1 notch down. The stiffer ride "helps". It's not perfect. When I go to Sebring in the Z, on HWY 29 from Labelle to State Route 27, that road is REALLY bad for it. Using a bunch of power to overtake a slower car can be "sketchy" because of it.
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For the first week after I got my car I thought the tramlining was so bad it felt like the car was steering itself or "losing steering control" like you said. Turns out it was steering itself because lane keep assist was enabled from the factory. I turned it off (right by the hazard button above the rearview mirror) and the excessive tramlining feel went away.
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I found the opposite to be true - my factory alignment was sort of all over the place, then Abel Chevrolet put on their recommended track alignment (-2.8Camber/0.04ToeF, -2.5Camber/0.08Toe R) and the car is much more stable and has less tramlining. Keeping tire pressure on spec helps.
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I found the opposite to be true - my factory alignment was sort of all over the place, then Abel Chevrolet put on their recommended track alignment (-2.8Camber/0.04ToeF, -2.5Camber/0.08Toe R) and the car is much more stable and has less tramlining. Keeping tire pressure on spec helps.
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I found the opposite to be true - my factory alignment was sort of all over the place, then Abel Chevrolet put on their recommended track alignment (-2.8Camber/0.04ToeF, -2.5Camber/0.08Toe R) and the car is much more stable and has less tramlining. Keeping tire pressure on spec helps.
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Stability and performance alignments often times clash with each other and finding that balance or what side of the equation you want to be on is paramount.
Pedestrian cars limit alignment changes and the adjustments you can make, but when you get into a high performance sports car that gives you that adjustability, then that gives you more to think about as to how you want a car set-up and to feel. Alignment changes affect a cars handling and stability even more than a tire compound change.
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