Think i just made a mistake on my alignment.
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Think i just made a mistake on my alignment.
Just did an alignment at a shop, i had the specs from Pettit's alignment but somehow i think both me and the mechanic must have read something wrong. here's my result:
Front Rear
Caster 5,3 - Equal left to right
Toe 0 0
Camber -0,36 -1,36 Equal left to right
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Pettit's:
Caster 6 -
Toe 0 0
Camber -0,8 0
I have 18" wheels on btw.
If i'm nopt mistaken my car should understeer as it is now, or am i wrong?
Front Rear
Caster 5,3 - Equal left to right
Toe 0 0
Camber -0,36 -1,36 Equal left to right
---------------------------------------------------------------
Pettit's:
Caster 6 -
Toe 0 0
Camber -0,8 0
I have 18" wheels on btw.
If i'm nopt mistaken my car should understeer as it is now, or am i wrong?
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Yes, will understeer. Pettit's specs are way too conservative for 18" wheels.
For my daily driven car that sees regular track duty (with 18" wheels):
front:
7* caster, 1/32" toe-in, -1* camber
rear:
0" toe-in, -0.5* camber
These are still pretty conservative settings that should keep treadlife reasonable.
For my daily driven car that sees regular track duty (with 18" wheels):
front:
7* caster, 1/32" toe-in, -1* camber
rear:
0" toe-in, -0.5* camber
These are still pretty conservative settings that should keep treadlife reasonable.
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I'm lucky they said that i can come in and re-align for free if it won't work good.
I hate understeer, my car was understeering before and now my camber is greater.
Tomorrow i'm heading for the track, i will see how it goes, hopefully i won't eat up my tires too much.
I hate understeer, my car was understeering before and now my camber is greater.
Tomorrow i'm heading for the track, i will see how it goes, hopefully i won't eat up my tires too much.
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