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Old 04-01-2008 | 09:21 AM
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Alignment tomorrow morning - questions?

I've read several threads on alignment suggestions and there are many different specs for many different applications and how the car will beused.

Suspension mods are: Racing Beat springs and Hotchkis sway bars.

I will be running 2-3 HPDE events per year. They likely will all be at Mid-Ohio. I will NOT be autocrossing the car. I drive it about 700 miles per month and don't mind a small amount of uneven tire wear.

Also, my front bar is set to full hard, and the rear bar to full soft and I'm getting throttle oversteer. So, I was thinking of having a large variance in camber from front to rear so I can set my rear bar to the middle setting.

Please let me know your thoughts to camber, caster, and toe settings. Thanks.
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2-3 events per year? I would opt for the factory settings.
Old 04-01-2008 | 01:47 PM
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The spec I use is far from aggressive, yet the car is very neutral, with predictable rotation while trailbraking. Any understeer at turn-in has been dialed out. Tires don't wear unevenly.

Camber: -1.4 F / -1.7 R
Caster: 6.8
Toe: 0 F / 0 R

Supension: H-Tech springs with Konis set at 50% F, 25% R on stock sways.


I suspected the Hotchkis setup would yield too much oversteer based on the data posted on their website, even at full soft rear. I told that to Hotchkis while talking to them, but they stand behind their settings- who am I to argue with them?
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I suspected the Hotchkis setup would yield too much oversteer based on the data posted on their website, even at full soft rear. I told that to Hotchkis while talking to them, but they stand behind their settings- who am I to argue with them?
You are correct about the oversteer with the Hotchkis bars. That's why I'm thinking of increasing the rear camber so I can adjust the rear bar to the middle setting.
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