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Need alignment spec recommendations
So I just installed Megan coilovers and will be doing the first alignment on it. The suspension does not have front adj. camber plates but I did buy front camber bolts (rear is all stock).
I mainly do spirited city driving with occasional autox (only 3 times last year and none this year yet). I have heard some negative camber would be beneficial but how much in the front and rear exactly should I tell the shop? I plan on 0 toe, is castor adjustable on our cars? Thanks. |
what is your goal? just street? track? it really depends on what you want.
go from -1.5 all around and see how you like it |
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Like I stated, mostly daily driving on the street with occasional autox. -1.5-2 all around sounds like a good start. |
You can get nearly 2.0 degrees rear camber with Subaru crash bolts. Subaru sells these to correct rear alignment problems.
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It has been suggested rear camber should be initially setup with 0.5 less negative camber than front given the different wheel geometries (Mac strut vs upper/lower control arm). E.g. Front camber -3.2, rear camber -2.7.
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"You can get nearly 2.0 degrees rear camber with Subaru crash bolts. Subaru sells these to correct rear alignment problems"
Rear camber with crash bolts? Not eccentric bushings? And it's Subaru, not Whiteline? rear alignment problems? My conviction that he is trolling just grows stronger by each post. |
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Let me emphasise this is just conjecture on my part. The proper way to set camber is with a pyrometer. |
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Note that rear camber isn't adjustable on the stock hardware, you need either adjustable rear lower control arms or eccentric bushings so you are going to get what you get in the rear without one of those. The suggestions for a bit less camber in the rear than the front is because the front is macpherson strut and the rear is multilink. As a result, the rear gets more camber under compression than the front does. To adjust for this, most people aim for around 0.5 degrees more in the front than the rear to even it out. |
Sounds good, thanks fellas.
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