Howdy guys,

I have a 944 N/A track car which I am just finishing up putting coilovers on. The car had a "track alignment" from my last mechnic who has since changed shops. The only thing I remeber is that he "toed it out" as much as he could. Thing handled great.

This car will only be used at the track. Any suggestions on the proper settings for a 4 wheel track alignment?

Car is an 84 N/A....

Thanks for eveyone's input..

 

max toe out would handle very strangely. do a seach and you will find lots of info on alignment settings.

 

Chris,

Your 100% right....It was "max toed in"..........

Thanks

 

I doubt it was maxed anything.

Toe-in will make it want to track straight. It feels very stable.

Toe-out will make it darty, but it will turn-in great and want to go around corners great.

 

I'll also throw in one caution. You should set your camber first then redo the toe. When my car was on the alignment rack I watched as the more negative camber was applied to the front wheels the toe went from in to out - a bad thing for tire wear. Once the camber was set we readjusted the toe. Also get your ride height settled (and a corner balance) before changing any alignment settings.

 

Actually, toe-out is way Way WAY harder on tires than camber. You can run a lot of static camber generally w/o any truly noticable wear to the inside of the tires. However, just a little bit of toe-out will accelerate wear to the inside edges of the tires like nobody's business.

 

Joe - just a suggestion of what i have, though i am still learning to play with the settings.

front: -2.7 camber, 1/16 toe out, 0 caster
rear: -2.0 camber, 1/16 toe out

i want to get rid of the rear toe out, and add a little front caster. otherwise it does handle well

 

I know what the caster alignment setting is, but how exactly does it affect handling? (besides slightly lengthening/shortening the wheelbase) Any particular trends?

 

serge - see this thread:

https://rennlist.com/forums/racing-and-drivers-education-forum/196095-help-me-understand-caster.html