Alignment Settings, Please
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Burning Brakes
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From: MD
Alignment Settings, Please
I posted this on the 930 forum, but there's such a wealth of knowledge here I thought I'd also give it a go.
I'm getting all my suspension bushings replaced and will need an alignment.
My car's a Turbo-Look w/Turbo suspension at Euro ride height.
I drive it 100 percent on the street.
My Bentley manual only lists conventional '84-'89 Carrera alignment specs...am I correct in assuming 930 specs are different?
I'm running 205/55/16 front and 245/45/16 rears on 7-inch and 9-inch wheels.
I'd like a setting that provides good handling while not eating rear tires...a happy medium, if you will.
Thanks in advance
I'm getting all my suspension bushings replaced and will need an alignment.
My car's a Turbo-Look w/Turbo suspension at Euro ride height.
I drive it 100 percent on the street.
My Bentley manual only lists conventional '84-'89 Carrera alignment specs...am I correct in assuming 930 specs are different?
I'm running 205/55/16 front and 245/45/16 rears on 7-inch and 9-inch wheels.
I'd like a setting that provides good handling while not eating rear tires...a happy medium, if you will.
Thanks in advance
RL Technical Advisor
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 11,870
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From: Portland Oregon
Ray,
For street use where tire life is important, you really cannot go worng with the factory settings and thats what we do on request.
One can also add a tad more negative camber for more grip, albeit with a little more tire wear as the trade-off.
Everything is a compromise,....
P.S., I would recommend lowering the front and raising the rear a tad so you have a one degree nose-down rake in the car. That REALLY helps stability at speed. Right now, you look nose-high at rest but perhaps thats an optical illusion.
For street use where tire life is important, you really cannot go worng with the factory settings and thats what we do on request.
One can also add a tad more negative camber for more grip, albeit with a little more tire wear as the trade-off.
Everything is a compromise,....
P.S., I would recommend lowering the front and raising the rear a tad so you have a one degree nose-down rake in the car. That REALLY helps stability at speed. Right now, you look nose-high at rest but perhaps thats an optical illusion.
