race car wheel alignment settings
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 7:21 pm
by rwf
hi guys just fitted koni's and king's in the na
going for a wheel alignment monday at a mates work
the car will only do track work and driving to the track
have no idea where to start at with setting
any input from you guys would be great
thanks
race car wheel alignment settings
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 8:41 pm
by manga_blue
If you're running standard bushes and control arms then just take front and rear camber to the negative max and front castor to the max after that. It varies between cars but if you're lucky then you could get -1.5 to -2.0 front and rear.
With offset bushes or shortened or adjustable arms then a useful starting point for you would be around -2.0 to -3.0 camber on R-specs. If your car understeers a bit then more camber at the front helps, if it oversteers then you could go the other way. Mine is -3.0/-2.5 and I've got even(ish) tyre wear on a track warrior/weekend driver.
There are countless different opinions on toe. I've got mine straight front and rear and I'm happy with that. Front toe-out sharpens turn-in and feels great but at the expense of tyre wear.