Camber, where are you set at?

[junkyard08]

After getting everything installed(wheels,tires, airlift) I went to air out the other day and my front fenders rub pretty good on the tires. To the point that it left marks on the front tires after only sitting on them for maybe 20 seconds. Jeremy suggested I probably need some negative camber and Im sure he is right. Im just not sure how much or where to even start. This is all new to me so Im looking for some help/advice.

 

[irishpwr46]

what kind of mileage you going to be putting on it. i personally like between 1.5 and 2 degrees negative. doesnt wear the tires to badly, and helps in the handling department

 

[junkyard08]

Not a whole lot. 5-7k a year probably. I am going to look after work for the specs of the alignment from the other day. They gave me a printout.

 

[irishpwr46]

i would set it about 1.5 for that mileage

 

[408Stang]

I run - 1.5 camber and +7.5 caster with 1/16th toe... But you'll need C. C. plated to make those adjustments on an S197

 

[junkyard08]

So here is what it was aligned at according to the spec sheet I was given.

Camber: L -.4 R -.6 Caster: L 6.83 R 6.95 Toe: L .09 R .11

Im assuming I need them to redo it and put more camber in but I am unsure of the rest.

 

[408Stang]

That's definitely the middle of the range for stock specs. If you autocross or track a few times a year then go more aggressive.

 

[Jeremy@AirLift]

LOL What everyone else said. -1.5 would be great for the street, I run -3 for track days.

 

[01mingreyvert]

I run -1.5 also. But I put eibach or spc camber bolts where the spindle bolts up so I don't have to remove the strut assembly to make small adjustments. Left the top the way it came from airlift. You could easily dial in some more negative camber with a set of $25 bolts and not have to remove a lot.

 

[junkyard08]

Well then. Lol. What about the caster and toe? Leave it where it is?

 

[408Stang]

+7.5 caster and .10 toe works good for me for autocross and street.

 

[junkyard08]

THanks guys. I going to get everything redone next week. Just sucks for the show this weekend the car wont be completely aired out. Gonna have to leave the fronts at like 15 or 20 psi. lol

 

[Wes06]

Yea I wish the struts were easier to adjust camber on without having to unbolt it from the top. A fully adjustable camber/caster plate for airlift setup would kick ass if adjustable from under the hood

 

[junkyard08]

I agree. Jeremy, you working on that yet? lol

 

[Wes06]

I would swap those things out in a minute if they showed up. I don't like the camber bolt in my front spindles

 

[junkyard08]

I dont like that idea either. The bolt only moves the hub correct? The strut itself stays where its at?

 

[Wes06]

As far as I know, the strut will stay more or less the same angle, the hub will then pivot on the lower spindle bolt as the top one is rotated.

 

[junkyard08]

Thats what I figured. Yeah, I will just deal with dropping the whole assembly.
Now how exactly do you read the lines on the plates?