Help! front end alinement
What kind of driving are you doing? If you corner hard a lot with the stock wheel alignment, you will rip the outside edges off both front tires in a hurry. In this case try zero toe and as much neg camber as you need or can get, depending on how hard you corner. If it is only the one front tire, and you don't haul around corners, set it back to stock alignment or zero toe and zero camber.
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Originally Posted by SS44JS
I'm getting outside tire wear on my left front tire, does anybody know some good specs for front end alinement? 
Can you guys tell me what is "toe" "camber" & caster"? I don't have any idea.
Thanks
If the steering wheel is pointed straight, zero to would have the tires parallel. Toe in is like pigeon toe and toe out is the opposite.
Camber is how much the top of the tire leans towards the middle of the car.
Caster is how much the top ot the knuckle leans back.
Stock setting really do suck. they are designed to make the car turn really slow and track straight with almost no steering input.
Find a place that will align to
negative 0.8 camber
positive 4.5 caster
1/16" toe in
Your tires will love you.
Camber is how much the top of the tire leans towards the middle of the car.
Caster is how much the top ot the knuckle leans back.
Stock setting really do suck. they are designed to make the car turn really slow and track straight with almost no steering input.
Find a place that will align to
negative 0.8 camber
positive 4.5 caster
1/16" toe in
Your tires will love you.
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
If the steering wheel is pointed straight, zero to would have the tires parallel. Toe in is like pigeon toe and toe out is the opposite.
Camber is how much the top of the tire leans towards the middle of the car.
Caster is how much the top ot the knuckle leans back.
Stock setting really do suck. they are designed to make the car turn really slow and track straight with almost no steering input.
Find a place that will align to
negative 0.8 camber
positive 4.5 caster
1/16" toe in
Your tires will love you.
Camber is how much the top of the tire leans towards the middle of the car.
Caster is how much the top ot the knuckle leans back.
Stock setting really do suck. they are designed to make the car turn really slow and track straight with almost no steering input.
Find a place that will align to
negative 0.8 camber
positive 4.5 caster
1/16" toe in
Your tires will love you.
thank you for finally explainging that! i had a slight idea as to what the terms meant, but now i fully understand
btw, thanks for your input/advice into all my suspension woes as well
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Originally Posted by SS44JS
I'm getting outside tire wear on my left front tire, does anybody know some good specs for front end alinement?
Thanks for your help. I'll try that alinement.
