10-22-2011, 12:39 AM | #1 |
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Hey track guys (and gals) what track setup are you running?
Camber, toe, tire/wheel sizes, pressure, ride height, etc. and your impressions. |
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I would love to know what people have done with stock parts for camber/caster/toe. How adjustable is it, and what is the best camber difference front to rear? |
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At the "Sportauto Supertest" the cars set up was:
Front: Caster: 6°54' Toe: 0°32' Camber: -1°36' Rear: Toe: 0°20' Camber: -1°19' -------------------- Stock Settings: Front: Caster: 6°50' to 7°50' Toe: 0°02' to 0°18' Camber: -0°55' to -1°45' Rear: Toe:0°02' to 0°18' Camber: -1°33' to -1°58' |
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I am running KW Clubsport...-3.1 camber 1/16th toe out and -2.6 rear with 1/16 toe in. I am running 18x10 all around with 275/35/18 at 33 hot. (continental challenge tires)..Car is about 1 inch lower all around. I run bump about a couple of clicks under half at front and just about half in the rear. Rebound total of 18 clicks..i run front 5-6 and rear 8-10 depending on the track and how the car is feeling.
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Interesting to see people going with more neg camber up front. I am sure that helps turn in, and perhaps mid corner, but do you have trouble getting power down on track out?
What is the max neg camber that people have been able to get on the front STOCK? |
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I'm not as happy with the staggered setup as I thought I might be. Partially the cost factor of uneven tire wear and not being able to rotate tires. And more understeer mid corner than I would like. I think I'm going to try a square setup next. |
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Are you bottoming out on the suspension, that will sure lead to loss of traction. Since you don't have suspension telemetry, that will be tough, but not impossible to determine. |
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So I am at a cross-roads. I've not spent any real money trying to make my staggered setup work better. Just suspension adjustments and air and my time. Before I spend real money to maximize on-track performance, while still keeping it a daily driver, am I better off trying to make a staggered setup work, or a square setup? I read somewhere that a basic rule of thumb is to have your tire patch ratio about the same as your cars weight distribution. Since the 1M is almost 50/50, that would beg for a square setup. |
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During initial road testing and autocross our 1M exhibits minimum understeer from a sport street alignment settings(-2 camber and 1/16" of toe in), with more camber and zero toe the understeer will sure go away. However, we found more tire/traction is needed for the rear, as getting the GIAC/AFE/ER/Berk/Borla power to the ground was a major issue. We will perform tracking testing as soon as time allows. We will also be testing the 1M with a set of Hoosier R6's(275 front and 295 rears). Let me know if I can help. |
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