pHEnomIC

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I am getting new tires tomorrow and having the alignment checked. If it is off, i am going to have them redo it. I know some people purposely change some specs out of stock for various reasons. Should i just use the stock settings or should i do anything different for additional handling gains? I don't want to lose tire life but I heard there was some small adjustments that can be made.

Btw, i am gonna be on 275/40/17 tires.

JR HAWK 9

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have them max out your (-) camber w/o decreasing your caster too much. 0° total toe if it's a street driven vehicle. Seeing I am a bit lower than stock I was able to get -1° camber while keeping my caster over 5. The more caster you have the "stiffer" your steering will feel and the more centering force you will have. The lower your caster is the less stiff your wheel will feel. Caster is almost a per user setting as some like a light feel (lower caster) and some a heavy feel to their steering. I prefer a heavier feel.


some places won't set it up out of spec, in which (-) camber is. You may have to call around and find a place that will align it to your spec.

VIP1

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MikAbtII

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I'd go with factory alignment specs, a lot of places shy away from alternative specs because it could be a liability due to irregular handling or just increased tire wear and poorer fuel economy.

SpdFrk1990

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Sam suggested I go with -0.5 camber and as much positive caster as I could get with 0 toe and I like that setup really well. I think the caster ended up being around 5. something ill have to look at the sheet tonight. I went to TD performance which stands for tire discounter performance and they do a lot of top end cars there it was a very nice shop. They even had a monitor in the waiting room where I could see the adjustments they were making with the specs. Pictures of the shop here.
http://tdperf.com/aboutus.asp
So basically find a shop that does a lot of performance oriented stuff.

zombie1

I have got 0 deg toe and 5.00 deg caster with 0 deg camber, handles good and doesn't follow the ruts at all. The only reason why I run 0 deg camber is because I don't like buying tires(tire wear) and I need it alittle higher because of headers and a deep sump trans pan hanging low. negative camber decreases ride height alittle.

SpdFrk1990

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Found my specs I got 0.6 deg of neg camber 5.5 deg of caster and 0 toe.

Viper

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I'm lowered 1.3" with Strano Springs. I must have gotten the lucky draw from GM on my build, I was able to get -1.5 and 4.5. Love the way it handles.

BlackHawk T/A

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You can always just swap your left and right tires to even them out. I don't see tire wear being an issue.