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Old 05-01-2003, 09:35 AM
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I have 18 x 8.5 rims on the front, 18 x 10 rims on the back, stock ride height. Thanks
This is a daily driver, have to have good tire wear.
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I'd stay about +4.5 degrees castor, -.7 to -1.0 camber and 0 toe. Tire wear should be good and handling will improve as well. Just my thoughts.
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Tire wear "should" or "will" be good? I dont' wanna ruin my expensive Pirelli P-Zeros
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Try to keep your camber at -0.5 then. The main factor with wear is toe, the closer to 0, or a little in, is fine.

Camber tends to cause a little wear, and I wouldn't go past -0.5 if I was 100% worried with wear. Knowing how you drive though, its the burnouts which will destroy the tires - not the camber
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I'm running 4.5 deg castor, 1.3 deg negative camber and 1/32 inch toe out (yes, out) and have 21,000 miles on my tires and 8000+ on this alignment and over 50% tread left....I consider that "prettty good" for wear (and the specs I gave you are less aggressive). GOod luck!



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