Alignment Specs
#1
Drifting
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Alignment Specs
Hopefully going to be getting an alignment done next week, and was looking for some insight into what values to use (the shop will take any numbers I give them). I know there's been dozens of threads on this, but I can't seem to find any of them via search.
First...What are the stock specs?
Second...What do you use?
Third...would you reccomend I use, and more importantly why? I understand what the values mean (in geometry), but not so much in how they make the car feel.
I'll be running R-Compounds (Toyo RA-1's) with 350#/30mm springs/bars, with koni yellows. The suspension is still going on the car, so I have no idea where I stand in respect to over/understeer.
Doing a mix of street (~8k miles/year), autox (~15 events/year), and DE (~2 events a year).
First...What are the stock specs?
Second...What do you use?
Third...would you reccomend I use, and more importantly why? I understand what the values mean (in geometry), but not so much in how they make the car feel.
I'll be running R-Compounds (Toyo RA-1's) with 350#/30mm springs/bars, with koni yellows. The suspension is still going on the car, so I have no idea where I stand in respect to over/understeer.
Doing a mix of street (~8k miles/year), autox (~15 events/year), and DE (~2 events a year).
#4
Originally Posted by DanAllen944
Why are you left and right sides not the same?
If anyone would like to chop this up, I'm all ears.
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It looks like a reasonable setup for a street driven car. A touch more toe in on the front would help keep the from wandering on uneven pavement and under heavy braking.
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The best part...<$100 for a "five-wheel" performance alignment.
We could have gone a bit more crazy, but I wanted a good compromise.
I wasn't too picky about the numbers being exact, and just let him do his thing.
We could have gone a bit more crazy, but I wanted a good compromise.
I wasn't too picky about the numbers being exact, and just let him do his thing.
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#8
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The numbers not being exact isnt a huge deal for a non competition car. It would take forever to get the numbers to match perfectly side to side.
My alignment is similar to tyro's. Minimal to no toe out, about 3 degrees caster, and around 1.5 - 1.75 degrees camber in the front and maybe a bit less in the rear depending on your setup. I think it was around 1.5 degrees. Camber isnt really what kills tires, its a combination of toe and camber that kills tires.
My alignment is similar to tyro's. Minimal to no toe out, about 3 degrees caster, and around 1.5 - 1.75 degrees camber in the front and maybe a bit less in the rear depending on your setup. I think it was around 1.5 degrees. Camber isnt really what kills tires, its a combination of toe and camber that kills tires.
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Getting the numbers to match out to two decimal places is very difficult and worthless for a car that has any rubber in the suspension - because it wont hold it. When you go full spherical bearings/solid bushings, it will hold alignment specs better, but I still dont think its that important to be dead nuts side to side, +/- 0.01 is fine.
For Toyos, you probably want to be around -2.0 to -2.5 neg camber front and -1.5 to -2.0 rear. Caster is usually always maxed out around 3.0 to 3.5. Zero toe in front or a little toe-in is fine (0.00 to 0.10 deg). I would always run some toe-in in the rear for stability (0.10 to 0.15 deg), especially under hard braking.
Jess, does Jeff have corner balance scales?
For Toyos, you probably want to be around -2.0 to -2.5 neg camber front and -1.5 to -2.0 rear. Caster is usually always maxed out around 3.0 to 3.5. Zero toe in front or a little toe-in is fine (0.00 to 0.10 deg). I would always run some toe-in in the rear for stability (0.10 to 0.15 deg), especially under hard braking.
Jess, does Jeff have corner balance scales?
#10
Originally Posted by Oddjob
Jess, does Jeff have corner balance scales?
Jeff does great work, and he's a great fellow to work with.
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Originally Posted by bloodraven
scootin, i was just thinking about you. How is my old engine? Any updates?
Sorry for the hijack...
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From George Beuselinck (PCA 944 tech chair, owns 170 of these cars), referencing the factory specs:
I had a shop align to these specs, and it worked really well. The car tracks nicely, has minimal steering shake (impressive in a manual steering car), and just feels the way it should.
From the Technical Specifications Booklet:
Front Axle:
Toe - without preload +10' +/- 5'
Toe Difference angle at 20 degree lock -1 degree +/- 20'
Camber -20' +/- 15' (max diff left to right 10')
Caster 2 deg 30' + 30'/ -15' (max diff left to right 30')
Rear Axle
Toe per wheel 0 deg +/- 5' (max diff left to right 10')
Camber -1 degree +/- 20'
Spring Strut adjustment 19 degrees 30' (max diff left to right 0.5 degree)
Bumper height is the spec for US and Canadian cars: The distance from the ground to the upper edge of the bumper is specified to be 522 mm +/- 20 mm
Front Axle:
Toe - without preload +10' +/- 5'
Toe Difference angle at 20 degree lock -1 degree +/- 20'
Camber -20' +/- 15' (max diff left to right 10')
Caster 2 deg 30' + 30'/ -15' (max diff left to right 30')
Rear Axle
Toe per wheel 0 deg +/- 5' (max diff left to right 10')
Camber -1 degree +/- 20'
Spring Strut adjustment 19 degrees 30' (max diff left to right 0.5 degree)
Bumper height is the spec for US and Canadian cars: The distance from the ground to the upper edge of the bumper is specified to be 522 mm +/- 20 mm
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RA1's recommend at least 2 degrees front camber. I run 2 up front and 1.5 rear- even w/ my wiiide street tires it does pretty good and doesnt toast tires.