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Old 07-12-2018, 12:54 AM
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Hello,

I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction as far as my setup is concerned. I have searched and there are SOOO many different opinions and different setups, I figured to try and post my specific setup and see if anyone could help. I just want to make sure the person doing the alignment does a good job.
I have a 02 996tt that is still AWD. I have FEAL 441 coilovers, all 4 corners with Tarett LCAs, rear toe arms, eibach sway bars, and adjustable drop links. I am running GT2 wheels with 235/40/18 and 315/30/18 toyo R888R tires. I do approx 4-5 HPDE events a year and do drive it in the street but it is for a quick drive around town on the weekends, not many miles at all (So i prefer a more track focused setup). Below are a few questions I have?

1. What specs should I aim for at the alignment shop? Camber, Toe, etc
2. Can anyone tell me what they set their stiffness level on FEAL coilvers to?
3. What settings should I use for my Eibach Sway Bars?

Any other advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!!
Old 07-12-2018, 01:00 AM
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How long have you been driving this car with its current suspension?
Old 07-12-2018, 01:47 AM
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Perhaps find a local shop that has set these cars up before.An internet survey is generally a poor starting point.
Old 07-12-2018, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Dock
How long have you been driving this car with its current suspension?
Zero time, I am stock suspension right now.
Old 07-12-2018, 09:34 AM
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I use firestone, they offer unlimited lifetime alignment (every 6,000 miles or 6 months) as long as you own vehicle. They use latest/greatest hunter machine which pulls from Porsche specs or you can have set what variables you want. I think I paid $249 bucks for that service.
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Kussmaul settings are always a safe baseline , the more monoball/rubber delete you go the more you can tighten parameters, haven't heard of/used FEAL coilovers but see if there's a manufacturer recommended baseline and start from there...sways are mostly a driver's preference, mega tuning tool



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