Track alignment

[bcrdukes]

Paging maytag - What was your final alignment spec? And did you ever get rear toe links?

I'm conflicted on my rear toe. Some shops telling me to add more rear toe, some tell me to leave it. By virtue of adding more (this is where I'm confused) I would need a rear toe link kit.

For what it's worth, this is my alignment:
Front:
Camber - 3.14 (left) / -3.32 (right)
Caster: 8.58 (left) / 8.69 (right)
Toe: -0.06in (left) / -0.06in (right)

Rear:
Camber: -2.34 (left) / -2.51 (right)
Toe: +0.05in (left) / +0.06 (right)
Total Toe: +0.10in
Thrust Angle: -0.01 degrees

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Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Paging maytag - What was your final alignment spec? And did you ever get rear toe links?

I'm conflicted on my rear toe. Some shops telling me to add more rear toe, some tell me to leave it. By virtue of adding more (this is where I'm confused) I would need a rear toe link kit.

For what it's worth, this is my alignment:
Front:
Camber - 3.14 (left) / -3.32 (right)
Caster: 8.58 (left) / 8.69 (right)
Toe: -0.06in (left) / -0.06in (right)

Rear:
Camber: -2.34 (left) / -2.51 (right)
Toe: +0.05in (left) / +0.06 (right)
Total Toe: +0.10in
Thrust Angle: -0.01 degrees

Just my $.02:

1- That much front camber is probably sacrificing some braking grip. There is always a trade-off between front camber and braking grip. The front suspension on our cars has poor camber in roll, but stiffening the front bar can overcome that to a degree.

2- That front to rear camber ratio looks pretty high. Wider front tires might help if you haven't maxed those out.

3- I would reduce front toe to zero, and use solid bushings. Some people like toe-out in front to combat corner entry understeer but if you trail brake that is probably unnecessary.

4- I would change that rear toe-out to very slight toe in, again with solid bushings. Toe out in the rear is unstable.

Good luck