Alignment Specifications for my GT3
07-17-2008, 11:29 AM
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Alignment Specifications for my GT3
Just returned from Dan Jacobs' Hairy Dog Grrrage and here are the specifications:
Front:
-2.3 degrees camber
7.5 degrees caster
0.04 degrees toe
Sway set on 3
Left 663 lbs / right 657 lbs
Cross weight 1717 left / 1721 right
Rear:
-2.1 degrees camber
0.17 degrees toe
Sway set on 2
Left 1060 lbs / right 1058 lbs
Alignment includes full tank of gas (just worked out that way), stock wheels which are + 30 lbs overall), and 170 lbs ballast in driver's seat representing me with helmet, gloves, etc. Overall weight looks to be 3438 - 30 for wheels - 50 for excess gas - 170 for me = 3188 lbs?
Front:
-2.3 degrees camber
7.5 degrees caster
0.04 degrees toe
Sway set on 3
Left 663 lbs / right 657 lbs
Cross weight 1717 left / 1721 right
Rear:
-2.1 degrees camber
0.17 degrees toe
Sway set on 2
Left 1060 lbs / right 1058 lbs
Alignment includes full tank of gas (just worked out that way), stock wheels which are + 30 lbs overall), and 170 lbs ballast in driver's seat representing me with helmet, gloves, etc. Overall weight looks to be 3438 - 30 for wheels - 50 for excess gas - 170 for me = 3188 lbs?
07-17-2008, 09:37 PM
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Looks good. Now you have to go out and play.
I think that you should try the rear sway bar on full soft and see how you like the handling. Placing the rear bar on full stiff, in my experience, may mitigate push, but give you a twitchy rear end which might bite you worse than the push.
Keeping the bars "neutral" like you have them set now is certainly the best compromise of both worlds.
I think that you should try the rear sway bar on full soft and see how you like the handling. Placing the rear bar on full stiff, in my experience, may mitigate push, but give you a twitchy rear end which might bite you worse than the push.
Keeping the bars "neutral" like you have them set now is certainly the best compromise of both worlds.
07-17-2008, 09:51 PM
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Looks good. Now you have to go out and play.
I think that you should try the rear sway bar on full soft and see how you like the handling. Placing the rear bar on full stiff, in my experience, may mitigate push, but give you a twitchy rear end which might bite you worse than the push.
Keeping the bars "neutral" like you have them set now is certainly the best compromise of both worlds.
I think that you should try the rear sway bar on full soft and see how you like the handling. Placing the rear bar on full stiff, in my experience, may mitigate push, but give you a twitchy rear end which might bite you worse than the push.
Keeping the bars "neutral" like you have them set now is certainly the best compromise of both worlds.
07-17-2008, 10:15 PM
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I would like to get to the point to balance the car I need to get a bit more grip in the front first so I can soften the rear sway one back from full stiff to make the car a little more neutral. I think the GT3 stock has allot of push in it, but going to more of an aggressive alignment helps a ton. I was thinking about moving both sways softer Rear one back from the factory full stiff and the front full soft, anyone experiment with this?
07-17-2008, 10:35 PM
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Stock brakes (in fact, the car is a very low option one - just silver paint and fire extinguisher).
I also had a specialized Softronic file installed that really woke up and smoothed the throttle map - much better now, easier to modulate / shift, etc.
I also had a specialized Softronic file installed that really woke up and smoothed the throttle map - much better now, easier to modulate / shift, etc.
