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Old May 6, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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93 FD Alignment Settings

Can someone post some good alignment settings for street and/or autocross? I looked on Pettit Racing website, but I can't make heads or tails of that info... thanks in advance.

BTW, I need them before Saturday morning.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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There's a better shot of the Pettit specs.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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What size wheels do you have?

For 16", I think Pettit's long track specs are really, really good for a daily driven car that occasionally sees the track.

For 17" and 18", they are too conservative with the camber.

Since I now have 18" wheels, my new specs are:

front:
-1 camber, 1/32" toe-in, 7 degrees caster

rear:
-0.5 camber, 0 toe
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Old May 6, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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front:
-2.7 camber, 1/16th toe out

rear
-2.2 camber, 1/16 toe in
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Old May 6, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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Originally posted by reza
front:
-2.7 camber, 1/16th toe out

rear
-2.2 camber, 1/16 toe in
Reza, your settings are way too extreme for daily driving, that's for sure.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 11:00 PM
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I thought he mentioned autocross.
Originally posted by rynberg
Reza, your settings are way too extreme for daily driving, that's for sure.
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Old May 7, 2004 | 04:10 AM
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Thanks for the info...
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Old May 9, 2004 | 09:17 PM
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hey, that's copyrighted screen capture
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Old May 9, 2004 | 10:08 PM
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Nice info. It's good to see discussion about alignment settings.
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