Z06 Tramlining
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 400
Likes: 112
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???
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,533
Likes: 723
From: panama city beach florida USA
St. Jude Donor '09
Nature of the beast .....c5/c6 are worse . Pick the left lane when possible to get out of the summer truck ruts , my 25 e is not as bad as my c5/c6 were .
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 41,331
Likes: 615
From: FL
CI-7-8-9-10 Veteran
Cruise-In IX AutoX Winner
St. Jude Donor '05 thru '11,'19,'22,'25
St. Jude/CI Name Tag Designer
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.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 2,600
Likes: 1,795
From: Mandalore
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.
CF Community Team
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,135
Likes: 607
From: NorCal San Jose
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.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 988
Likes: 251
From: San Jose CA
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.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2022
Posts: 106
Likes: 96
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.
Sr.Random input generator
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 7,792
Likes: 2,223
From: Sammamish, WA
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 988
Likes: 251
From: San Jose CA
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.
Last edited by CGGS; May 13, 2026 at 04:13 PM.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 16,002
Likes: 825