Does anyone have alignment specs that would be suitable for track days.
Thanks
Mark
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Is your car stock? A general rule is to get as much caster as you can in the front and maybe a degree or so of negative camber front and rear. A lot depends on what tires and pressures you are running. General suggestion would be to pump up your tire pressure and put some chalk on the side of your tire where the tread meets the side wall and see if you're rolling it. Write back with more specifics and many knowledgable people here will try to help. Do you care about tire wear?
I've modified the upper a-arms to have as much caster as possible. Right now I have Pilot Sports and run at 36 psi. I have just taken the spacers out of the shocks. Up until now I have had even tread wear. I'm not too concerned by tire wear right now.
I plan top be driving at Daytona in Nov. and want to have it set up by then.
I plan top be driving at Daytona in Nov. and want to have it set up by then.
It wouldn't hurt to have the proper spacers installed between the steering rack and the car before you take the car in for your alignment. I believe Marlin Jack on this board is the best source for them as he is a machinist and fabricates them himself. You could do a search. A lot of people really like the Michelins so you should be fine there. It wouldn't hurt to put a little more pressure in the rears just for starting. I might start at 40 or 42. Don't overdrive the car and you'll be fine.
My steering rack has the spacers in place. I was at Watkins Glen in Aug. and noticed a bit of rear tire roll in one of the turns from some of the pictures. Thanks for the info on tire pressure and camber.
If I can stick my 1-1/2 sense in here (yes I know it's supposed to be cents), dialing in about -3/4 to -1 degree camber (-1/2 is stock, trial and error on which one) will give you about what you want for a non dedicated race car.
If you dial in as much caster to the front as you can don't come here complaining that the car is harder to steer. You give up low speed maneuverability for high speed stability with more caster.
One of the things they try to emphasize in driving school is smoothness and minimizing steering wheel angle. Part of that is because you won't be able to steer a race car like a street car because of the caster differences.
If you dial in as much caster to the front as you can don't come here complaining that the car is harder to steer. You give up low speed maneuverability for high speed stability with more caster.
One of the things they try to emphasize in driving school is smoothness and minimizing steering wheel angle. Part of that is because you won't be able to steer a race car like a street car because of the caster differences.