Hi; I was wondering what the alignment specs should be for a stock suspension car with a wide body kit. I have 335/35/17 on the back and 285/40/17 on the front.
Thanks
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Msay,
Set your front toe-in to 1/8". Camber 1/2 degree negative (in at the top). Castor 6 degrees positive (top ball joint leaning back) The maximum castor you can achieve with a stock set up is approx 2,3/4 degrees positive. Modify your top arm to move the top ball joint further back, this it makes a big difference to the tramlining / nervous feeling of the steering and helps to compensate for the excessive positive scrub radius found on wide bodied cars.
At the rear you want just a little toe-in, maybe 1,16th" (half as much as the front). Camber 1/2 degree negative (in at the top). My car has 1,1/2 degrees negative on the rear. I would like less but there is no more adjustment. My tyres dont wear evenly. When I get around to making an adjustable top arm I will set it at 1/2.
Johnny
Set your front toe-in to 1/8". Camber 1/2 degree negative (in at the top). Castor 6 degrees positive (top ball joint leaning back) The maximum castor you can achieve with a stock set up is approx 2,3/4 degrees positive. Modify your top arm to move the top ball joint further back, this it makes a big difference to the tramlining / nervous feeling of the steering and helps to compensate for the excessive positive scrub radius found on wide bodied cars.
At the rear you want just a little toe-in, maybe 1,16th" (half as much as the front). Camber 1/2 degree negative (in at the top). My car has 1,1/2 degrees negative on the rear. I would like less but there is no more adjustment. My tyres dont wear evenly. When I get around to making an adjustable top arm I will set it at 1/2.
Johnny
Thanks so much