[rainmonkey]

Hello,

So on friday, I finally had an alignment done, as well as new wheels and tires mounted.

I went from:
stock wheels
stock rubber
haphazard non-aligned coilovers that seemed ok on the highways (didn't pull or anything)
slightly mismatched ride height, ~14 in the front, 13 3/8 in the back

Now the car sits with:
17x9 57dr +35
Mich Pilot Sport A/S 3 245/40/17
Alignment:
-1.49/-1.52 front left/front right
-1.63/-2.0 rear left/rear right (I couldn't adjust this since I don't have any other parts for the rear suspension aside from coils)
front total toe 0.08
rear total toe 0.18
from center of the hub to top of the fender, front is roughly 13.5, rear is still 13 3/8 but measuring from the chassis, the front sits roughly 1/8 lower than the rear (I was told this was pretty good for the car handling wise)

I used to feel like I was sliding/drifting (not in the motorsport sense of the word) through the turns when I would go as fast as I could, and it felt comfortable - not out of control or on the verge of spinning out, nice feeling. But when I'd go through sharper turns, I would understeer, the car would vibrate as the front tires skipped along on the asphalt (not fun). This was all done on my old mismatched setup.

Fast forward to yesterday when i went to AutoX, one thing I definitely noticed was that the understeer was pretty much gone unless I went way too fast. On the other hand, going through the same turns that I used to kind of "float" through, I felt like I was on the verge on losing control (I did actually spin out 2 or so times). I know this probably doesnt make sense, but to me, it feels as if my high speed maneuvers have become more prone to slipping compared to my old setup. Whereas my more moderate speed maneuvers are more stable and planted.

I know I'm using an all season tire but according to the reviews it's a pretty good one!

One of the guys at the course said that sometimes new tires have a break-in period because the oils used in the compounds are still being sucked out a bit (I guess you could describe it as feeling a bit greasy...?) But another guy said that I should be good after one lap after the outside layer has been scrubbed off. Tires have about 400miles on em so far.

Did I screw something up on the alignment? Thanks for any and all input!