Notices
944 Turbo and Turbo-S Forum 1982-1991
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by: Clore Automotive

Share your alignment specs!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 04-24-2021, 04:23 AM
  #1  
s85b50
Racer
Thread Starter
 
s85b50's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: global
Posts: 409
Received 46 Likes on 42 Posts
Default Share your alignment specs!

I may be missing a thread but I haven't seen a recent one where people share their alignment specs, so I decided to start myself.
89T, hoping to get a zero toe or a slight toe out. Might dial-in rear camber a little more.

-Tires F 235 40 18 R 265 35 18
Front
camber: -2.2 -2.5
caster: +2.7 +3.2
toe: +0.1
Rear
camber: -1.4 -1.6
toe: +0.1
Old 04-24-2021, 09:41 AM
  #2  
jerome951
Drifting
 
jerome951's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Germantown, Maryland
Posts: 2,711
Received 65 Likes on 55 Posts
Default

For street, track, or combo setup???
Old 04-24-2021, 01:39 PM
  #3  
Droops83
Three Wheelin'
 
Droops83's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posts: 1,665
Received 76 Likes on 64 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by s85b50
I may be missing a thread but I haven't seen a recent one where people share their alignment specs, so I decided to start myself.
89T, hoping to get a zero toe or a slight toe out. Might dial-in rear camber a little more.

-Tires F 235 40 18 R 265 35 18
Front
camber: -2.2 -2.5
caster: +2.7 +3.2
toe: +0.1
Rear
camber: -1.4 -1.6
toe: +0.1
That looks like a decent compromise setup between street and track, except I wouldn't run that much toe-out in the front, it will destroy the inner edges of the tires in no time, especially in combination with the negative camber. Zero toe is good.

If you are doing serious track work or autocross, you will find that you might need -3.0 degrees up front for it to stick. You can thank MacPherson struts for that

I run -3.0 camber in front, zero toe, max caster (which is only about 3 degrees), -2.5 camber rear, and about 0.1 degrees toe in per side in the rear. I used to do a lot of track events, now car is more used for road rallies and fun drives, but I don't want to lose the turn-in and front grip, so the alignment specs stay the same!

Last edited by Droops83; 04-24-2021 at 01:46 PM.
Old 04-25-2021, 01:37 AM
  #4  
s85b50
Racer
Thread Starter
 
s85b50's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: global
Posts: 409
Received 46 Likes on 42 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by jerome951
For street, track, or combo setup???
Combo setup indeed.
Old 04-25-2021, 10:57 AM
  #5  
Perry 951
Addict
Rennlist Member

 
Perry 951's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 6,915
Likes: 0
Received 70 Likes on 53 Posts
Default

Toe out is never good as any additional clearance will open it up further and make it less stable. For mostly street, a tenth in is the rule at our shop. Also, your thrust angle is as important as any other measurement.

FYI, most machines don't display positive toe (in) as a positive number.

Last edited by Perry 951; 04-25-2021 at 11:00 AM.
Old 04-25-2021, 05:44 PM
  #6  
beamishnz
Rennlist Member
 
beamishnz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 662
Received 27 Likes on 23 Posts
Default

I run the MotorSport Factory Spec for car used on road but also regularly tracked and Autocross etc. Remove 30mm front sway for 23mm hollow for AX for additional turn in.


Last edited by beamishnz; 04-25-2021 at 06:10 PM.



Quick Reply: Share your alignment specs!



All times are GMT -3. The time now is 06:19 PM.