How often do you GT3 drovers have your car aligned and corner balanced during a DE season ? Assuming same track for most if not all of the season. Does the fact of having toe links, monoball mounts, spring hats and adjustable drop links with PS 2 s havie any bearing on your decision?

I did a search and all I found seem to reference the 911 C not GT3.
Thanks

Joe D

 

I haven't had my alignment checked since the beginning of the year when I had it set up. I have TRG toe links. It still seems to be handling consistently after about 10 DEs so far. I'll probably have it checked on a yearly schedule unless it starts misbehaving. Interested to hear other opinions tho...

 

On stock suspension, check it after 2 days at the track, or 3 autocrosses. If you're driving 10 secs or slower than the car's pace on r-compound tires (1 minute lap), then you can get more life out of the alignment, as the car is being driven the same as on the streets.

The critical setting is on the rear toe. Once it goes off, the car can barely be driven safely.

On cars with toe links, the rear toe stays consistent much longer. Add solid bushings and monoballs and it stays consistent even longer. With my improved suspension, I did one alignment last year in March, and checked it again before the SCCA Solo Nationals, with just a minor adjustment on the front end. This year it has been running with the alignment from April 2007, I'm currently getting the car re-aligned due to changes on corner weights and different spring rates.

 

Thanks for the feedback! I'm a noob and my last DE was in my car after seats, harnesses, toe links,monoball and cornewr balance and alignment by Terry Heath at Euromotor Works in Indianapolis. This was my tenth time on track in my GT3 and this was an entirely different car than my previous limited experience. Have one more event for the year and was unsure about how often I should recheck the settings.

When does all this modification stuff stop?

Joe D

 

The mod stuff stops when you die or get divorced.

 

Amen brother!

 

mine would increase if i got a divorce

 

I almost can not believe this...Others think the same way? Any fast driven car should be in an alignment shop once a week during the season...

 

My alignment moved a ton in a few months. Both camber and toe. Mind you I spun the car a few times too.

 

if you want your alignment to last -

stay off the curbs
stay out of the gravel
dont spin

and on your way to and from the track -

don't curb your wheels
take driveways and ramps very slowly
dont bottom out
avoid potholes

there are othing things that can be done, but they are expensive

basically you replace your suspension components with parts which are properly engineered in the first place.

R+C

 

Excuse me If I am politically incorrect but, just to make a more interesting thread I will confess that:

I haven't had an alignment in the last 6 track days*.
And I keep doing better times ...
I don't find anything wrong with my suspension

POOL:

a) Am I a lucky guy ?
b) An unsensitive person ?
c) After my next alignment will I gain 2 seconds more at the track ?
d) Am I distroying - slowly - my supension
e) Am I out of topic ?


PS.- I have a stock suspension.
PPS.- I have spun more than once
PPPS.- I use ramps when ever I consider them to be an advantage...
PPPPS.- I have used R compunds on 3 of the 6 track days and slicks on the last 3.

* Well we do not run "exactly" "Track Days"... We rent for our group ( up to 30 Porsches ) the tracks.. And, sometimes we do small "club" races..

 

Alignment is like a knife edge. You like it sharp, ya gotta sharpen it once in awhile. If you are ok with not sharp, that's cool too, the 6gt3 still works.