Alignment settings for Rowm030
07-19-2005, 04:23 PM
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I thought i'd give them a try.. They have one expert that does nothing but alignments all day.. Plus a very nice machine.
I figure, they work on these babies all day so it wouldn't be anything new.. I was thinking about intersport but the shop was dark and not as clean.. call me weird but I felt safer dropping it off with HBL.. Oh, and I got a loaner!!!
I can always compare my alignment printout with Rob's right?
I figure, they work on these babies all day so it wouldn't be anything new.. I was thinking about intersport but the shop was dark and not as clean.. call me weird but I felt safer dropping it off with HBL.. Oh, and I got a loaner!!!
I can always compare my alignment printout with Rob's right?
07-19-2005, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by redduck996
hey rob thanks for the post.. would I be able to use your setup even though my car is an 03 MY?
I'm assuming that the max negative camber allowed would be great for handling but bad for the life of the tires? There's got to be a trade off for the added performance.
peter
I'm assuming that the max negative camber allowed would be great for handling but bad for the life of the tires? There's got to be a trade off for the added performance.
peter
I used to run 1.5 to 2.0 deg of neg camber on my old autox gti, and even that didn't have much impact on tire wear as long as I drove it hard.
the tradeoff, since your asking, is a slight decrease in braking traction and in straight line stability (in a perfect system). That said, .19' is giong to have near zero impact. Note that the factory specs -.30' for the x74.
The front suspension has limited camber abilities, at stock height you can barely go negative at all, and your ability to go negative increases as you lower the car. My shop went "max negative" with my alignment, and I think it worked out in the mid -.2x' range.
07-19-2005, 10:28 PM
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Dell, they charged 150.. Not bad IMO..
Thanks Mark.. Big brother is watching..
Now you need to teach me how to drive the car the way it was meant to be driven..
Thanks stiles for your inputs.. So toe out will compensate for neg camber huh? Won't that result in slower turn ins?
Thanks Mark.. Big brother is watching..
Now you need to teach me how to drive the car the way it was meant to be driven.. Thanks stiles for your inputs.. So toe out will compensate for neg camber huh? Won't that result in slower turn ins?
07-20-2005, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Actually I was able to find a way to post it here in the post. 3rd column is RoWM030 and 4th is for X74.
07-20-2005, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by redduck996
Thanks stiles for your inputs.. So toe out will compensate for neg camber huh? Won't that result in slower turn ins?
My comment about compensating for the camber was more about tire wear than handling characteristics.
07-21-2005, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by stiles_s
Note that the factory specs -.30' for the x74.
The front suspension has limited camber abilities, at stock height you can barely go negative at all, and your ability to go negative increases as you lower the car. My shop went "max negative" with my alignment, and I think it worked out in the mid -.2x' range.
The front suspension has limited camber abilities, at stock height you can barely go negative at all, and your ability to go negative increases as you lower the car. My shop went "max negative" with my alignment, and I think it worked out in the mid -.2x' range.
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07-21-2005, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin H. in Atl..
I installed my row 030 (DIY) last two evenings. Got alignment today at a local shop used by many here in Atl. Here's the alignment data on my car.
in all seriousness, i've noticed recently that my car sits lower. it took about 2 months and 1000 miles! I was expecting it to only take about 10-15 miles
07-21-2005, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Lizard1
those are some pretty crazy settings !
in all seriousness, i've noticed recently that my car sits lower. it took about 2 months and 1000 miles! I was expecting it to only take about 10-15 miles
in all seriousness, i've noticed recently that my car sits lower. it took about 2 months and 1000 miles! I was expecting it to only take about 10-15 miles
Had a little uploading problem there.....
My car dropped 5/16" all the way around from the height of the 39,000 mi OEM springs.
Jeff at Grand Tourismo said it should settle some.....
07-21-2005, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Lizard1
those are some pretty crazy settings !
in all seriousness, i've noticed recently that my car sits lower. it took about 2 months and 1000 miles! I was expecting it to only take about 10-15 miles
in all seriousness, i've noticed recently that my car sits lower. it took about 2 months and 1000 miles! I was expecting it to only take about 10-15 miles