I have another AX coming up this weekend & I was wondering if anyone does a camber adjustment specifically for AX events, then changes back for the street.
I don't have time to get this to a alignment shop before Sat, nor do I want to pay for 2 alignments to participate in a $55 autox session.
Background, Tires & Constraints
I'm running General Exclaim UHP 225/45-17 fronts & 255/40-17 rears @ 380 treadwear tires at the moment and plan to replace them at the beginning of next summer with some 180-ish treadwear tires & run square. I can't justify buying stickier tires at the moment, as these still have plenty of life left in them. I may grab some r-comp scrubs & just have fun, but I won't be competitive in the R class at my current skill.
The car had a 'basic' alignment in 2008 and has about 5000 miles on it since
For now, this is what I have to work with, so I am looking for ways to help the tires work better for little added cost.
Proposed self-adjustment procedure
My thinking on the procedure is this:
Pre-autox
- Mark the current front strut/bolt locations with a paint pen for stock reference points that I will return to later
- Raise the car on on jack stands and level it.
- Loosen front strut bolts
- Adjust struts inward to obtain more negative camber
- Use an angle finder (inaccurate, but better than eyeballing) to target an appropriate level of camber (or should I just max it out???)
- Torque strut bolts to 27ftlbs
Post-autox
- Raise the car on on jack stands and level it.
- Loosen front strut bolts
- Adjust struts so that markings from step 1 above are lined up
- Torque strut bolts to 27ftlbs
Thoughts?
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