TTurbine

Yeah its in Qatar ... I agree with you our dealer is terrible when it comes to 911s espeically GT cars.. I have to tell them what to do and how to do it evreytime

4porsh

If I was the OP i would go to Werks2 as it is down the road from where he lives and they do an outstanding job with alignments,RH, and CB.

918 Chestnut Street Chestnut Street, Burbank, CA 91506-1621
(800) 493-7572

utkinpol

find a good shop, establish good relationship with them and use them regularly enough so you will be memorized and treated as a regular.

alignment costs $150. corner balance usually costs about of $500 or so including ride height setup. very best shops cost more.

RAudi Driver

Keep your opinions coming. I'm reading every one.

Alright, I'm going to call Werks2 today and see how much they want for the full service. I'm then going to see how much Darrin (West End Alignment) will charge me as he's normally my guy. The car will be dialed in, hopefully by the end of next week.

I'll also recheck GMG and see everything that they are going to do for the $900, but I think I got it right when I listed their service: Ride Height, Corner Balance, Alignment.

utkinpol

when you`ll get in your car for corner balance - make sure they will put set of weights on a driver seat to mimic your weight.

tcsracing1

for a good alignment and corner balance you will need to pay for a days labour.

if you bump steer the car plan on another day.

Having a good set of rear toe links is worth while because it will hold the $$ alignment longer then the stock units.

Werks II tech guy is Timo. Very knowledgable and all round great guy.
If they are not busy prepping CUP cars then it would be worth a look.

RAudi Driver

I called them and they were supposed to call me back but no call yet. Maybe they are a bit busy. I'll wait another day.

In the meantime, can someone please post up ground to fender heights for the front and the rear. My car looks like a 4 wheel drive. The previous owner dialed the car in then had it raised a bit later without realigning the car. he did this to facilitate getting it into his garage. I'm sure that if I bring it back down, it'll ride better until I can get it in to the shop. I'll probably get some negative camber back.

I've only got the rest of the week to blast it around till it sits in the garage for a month while I head back to work.

10 GT3

Ride height is a preference. It depends on how much scraping you can tolerate. Choose your ride height yourself and have it corner weighted would be my suggestion. The rest you need to give feedback on the amount of track driving versus street driving, what tires you plan to run and your desire for the amount of tire life need to be decided. If you want it to handle better and run more aggressive tires, then there will be a tradeoff. There is not a one alignment works for all answer to your questions.

RAudi Driver

I don't car how much it scrapes as it's not a dd. I would like to put it back to the stock height and go from there.

10GT3, I plan to do about 75% street. That will probably change once I get the car out on the track. I've got an addictive personality. I'd also be using the same wheel tire (Michelin Cups) combo that I run on the street for the track, at least to begin with. On that note, I have a set of Bridgestone RE11's that I need to get rid of. They are, for the most part, brand new.

On another note, I'm really enjoying the company that this forum keeps. You guys are intelligent, cordial and polite. Thanks for the warm welcome!

TRAKCAR

We're just suckering you in. Better start a slush fund now to accommodate your new addiction.

utkinpol

RE11 are much better for street than michelin cups. with 75% street use i would use RE11.

RAudi Driver

But they are soooo heavy. I had them on my 2008 GTI and hated them. The grip is insane but the weight totally killed the acceleration and ride. The GTI now has PS2's and it's so much nicer.

johnr265

As others mentioned, camber is tire, driver and track dependant. For the street, stock alignment is fine. In fact, I did a few track days on the stock aligment and while it chews up the outside shoulder a bit and you give up some absolute grip, the car is balanced and fun to drive. I drove with MPSC and used about -2.7f, -2.3 rear toe .02 degrees in up front and -.25 or so in per side in the rear. I still wore the outside shoulder up front (but NJMP is hard on front tires). I ran -2.9f with Hoosiers last year and -2.4 rear and this year, I will bump the front another couple of tenths and keep the rear in the 2.3 to 2.4 range. Note that the drives fine on the street with this, just you wear the inside rear quickly. Avoid toe out in front for the street as the car will wander and hunt over everything (though it gives sharper responses on the track. I like a touch of toe in, even on the track for high speed stability.

acadian_dad

Hi - welcome to the fold. Potentially interested in your RE11's. PM sent.

Nizer

Ride is not measured at the fender. See link for proper measuring points:

http://www.exe-tc.co.uk/setup/understanding_chassis