There are certain 'standard' alignments that work well with any given
suspension design geometry. This one is (was?) the preferred one for TransAm
and Boss 351 Mustangs when fitted with the then new 60 series tires. The
info was given to me by Gene White, the S.E. Firestone Racing Tire Program
Manager at the time. Yes,
(-) means negative camber or tilted in at the top. As far as aligning a
stocker, the adjustment is via the lower control arm by rotating a
concentric bushing. What I was talking about earlier is a complete redesign
to radically change camber (like -2, to 5 deg) and add anti-dive. I don't
know what the max setting would be on a stocker, probably -1 deg or so. Any
more
than -1/2 deg would prematurely wear out the inside of the tire and reduce
straight line and under braking stability.
GM
-----Original Message-----
>How did you choose that camber setting? Just so that we're clear, you're
>using -ve to mean "top tilted inboard", correct? When we were discussing
>my frame and suspension options a few months ago, you tentatively suggested
>increasing this camber by moving the upper A-arm mount points inboard. Is
>yours maxed out at 0.5 degrees?
>
>Thanks,
>--
>Phil Martin pmartin@isgtec.com
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