dmp
10-09-2007, 11:59 AM
Had an alignment done after an incident with a 6-8" high Curb (as in, my car was high-centered over it). I brought in specs I'd found here, online. A couple things stuck out to me after speaking w/ the tech.
First, he could not bring the rear wheels to less than -2.0 Camber. He said he could physically do it, but not while maintaining toe at/near zero. In fact, his words were "If I bring it to less than -2.0, the toe would be WAY out of whack. .
Secondly, because of the first fact, he left the rears at -2.0, but for some reason I had him set the front to what I'd brought in; -1.5. After he set the front camber, he set the front Castor at 5.5-5.75 each side.
Driving home I started to think the car may end up more tail-happy with less traction in the rear of the car (probably except when turning...then it'd have more, and less up front... = understeer, right).
ANYBODY have any insights or thoughts? Here are the final specs:
Front - L/R
Caster: 5.9/6.0
Camber: -1.5/-1.5
Toe: 0/0
Rear - L/R
Camber: -2.0/-2.0
Toe: 0.05/0.05
(I asked him to go to 1/16th on the toe, per a few posts by dannobre, whom I trust :) - the machine's finest resolution is .05)
First, he could not bring the rear wheels to less than -2.0 Camber. He said he could physically do it, but not while maintaining toe at/near zero. In fact, his words were "If I bring it to less than -2.0, the toe would be WAY out of whack. .
Secondly, because of the first fact, he left the rears at -2.0, but for some reason I had him set the front to what I'd brought in; -1.5. After he set the front camber, he set the front Castor at 5.5-5.75 each side.
Driving home I started to think the car may end up more tail-happy with less traction in the rear of the car (probably except when turning...then it'd have more, and less up front... = understeer, right).
ANYBODY have any insights or thoughts? Here are the final specs:
Front - L/R
Caster: 5.9/6.0
Camber: -1.5/-1.5
Toe: 0/0
Rear - L/R
Camber: -2.0/-2.0
Toe: 0.05/0.05
(I asked him to go to 1/16th on the toe, per a few posts by dannobre, whom I trust :) - the machine's finest resolution is .05)