Alignment questions

[Kirk]

Originally Posted by demick

Max camber I was able to get with a stock '04S suspension was -0.8deg. Doesn't seem that -1.5deg is in the realm of possibility unless the suspension is modified, or unless lowering the car adds neg camber (I'm not sure if it does or not).

Yes, lowering the car adds more negative camber. Just look at the Porsche specs for stock, RoW, and RoW sport. As the car gets lower the camber specification goes more negative.

I'm going to assume then that I'm wrong here about being able to get -1.5 degrees of camber stock in the front. My recollection must be a bit fuzzy because, again, my car's been lowered for a few years. I'm 99% sure that -1.5 is the max you can go with lowering alone. The Boxster Spec guys are trying to get max camber and I think this is the most they can get with just PSS9 coilovers. To get more they either use camber plates or GT3 control arms.

I've driven with slight positive toe in the front and I don't like it one bit. The car gets real darty on the highway. It may be ideal for a dedicated autocross car, but I don't think it's probably ideal for a street driven car or for a higher speed track setup.

Kirk