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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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So I'm getting an alignment this upcoming Friday and I'm wondering what are some good specs for a DD with occasional aggressive street driving.

I've looked around a bit and these are the number I've came up with. Are they good?

Max Caster
0 Toe all around
-2.0 Camber front
-1.5 Camber rear


These numbers can be achieved without camber bolts correct?
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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I need to go back in for mine- Do not like how the car handles with my currant settings.

I started a thread for people to post up different settings:

https://www.i-club.com/forums/suspen...ost-em-233001/
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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Unless your car is lowered or you already have some type of extra adjustments then you won't be able to achieve the -2.0 Camber up Front. The Max I've seen on stock adjustment for the Front (non-lowered) is around -1.5 Camber for the Front.

If you do have extra adjustment (Camber Plates, Camber Bolts, White Com C strut tops, etc) already on your car then yeah you should be able to achieve those numbers without too much of a problem.

Otherwise, I do run a pretty similar setup:

0 Toe all around
-1.8 Front Camber
-1.4 Rear Camber (I was more concerned about the rears being even than anything else)

I'm lowered on Swift Spec R's with Whiteline Com C tops up front and Camber Bolts in the Rear (again just to make sure everything is even in the rear). I still had plenty more room to adjust in the front, but didn't want too aggressive for the front since I DD my car and do mostly Freeway Driving. My tire wear is really even across the tires with this setup for what it's worth.
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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Oops forgot to mention my car is also lowered on RCE Yellows.

I'm thinking about getting camber bolts for the rear just in case but I don't know if I really need them.
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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You can't do much about the rear camber since these cars don't come with a way to adjust it stock. You might as well get bolts for the rear.
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Jodice112
Oops forgot to mention my car is also lowered on RCE Yellows.

I'm thinking about getting camber bolts for the rear just in case but I don't know if I really need them.
Definitely not a bad idea to have a spare set of Camber Bolts ready to go in case you do need them for the alignment. They are cheap.

I got the set of Ingalls from Summit Racing (Good Price & Free Hat with purchase. ).
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by flukewrx
Definitely not a bad idea to have a spare set of Camber Bolts ready to go in case you do need them for the alignment. They are cheap.

I got the set of Ingalls from Summit Racing (Good Price & Free Hat with purchase. ).
I'm using a set of the Ingalls for the rear as well. I got my from amazon.com (cheaper than Summit Racing when I got mine, but no free hat )
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:49 AM
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I'm using a set of the Ingalls for the rear as well. I got my from amazon.com (cheaper than Summit Racing when I got mine, but no free hat )
Link for camber bolts on amazon please
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Jodice112
Link for camber bolts on amazon please
2nd that, especially since I am also on RCE Yellows and was gonna get an alignment in the next week or two
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 12:57 PM
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Ok well I just called Auto Innovations and they quoted me $130 for the rear ingalls camber bolts, installation and an alignment.
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Jodice112
Link for camber bolts on amazon please
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2nd that, especially since I am also on RCE Yellows and was gonna get an alignment in the next week or two
I bought them a while ago so I don't have the link anymore. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by queeg9k
I need to go back in for mine- Do not like how the car handles with my currant settings.

I started a thread for people to post up different settings:

https://www.i-club.com/forums/suspen...ost-em-233001/
I posted in that thread as well

Camber front 2.75
Camber rear 2.5
front and rear toe zero
No front sway bar
Cusco rear sway bar
Whiteline ALK
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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I think I found them

Amazon.com: Ingalls Engineering 81260 Caster/Camber Adjusting Kit: Automotive
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Originally Posted by LifePlaza
I posted in that thread as well

Camber front 2.75
Camber rear 2.5
front and rear toe zero
No front sway bar
Cusco rear sway bar
Whiteline ALK
That's a fairly aggressive setup. How come you're running that much Camber on front and rear? Is your car a track car?
Old Nov 15, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by flukewrx
That's a fairly aggressive setup. How come you're running that much Camber on front and rear? Is your car a track car?
for the most part yes. The only time I drive it on the street is onto a trailer.



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