NYCdob Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Just got done with my install on the BC BR series coilovers from Josh at import image racing - good guy to deal with big up for him. Car had hub sound so i replaced both front hub bearings while i was in there. Took a quick ride and they feel sick - got to get an alignment make sure its all correct. How should i have the alignment shop set the car up? its a daily driver that gets down to business on some twisty roads. What should i ask him to do camber wise - toe - etc. come on you suspension geeks tell me the way to get-r-done Nothing like lowering that jack after taking out the last stand and seeing the new look of your ride with a suspension upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCdob Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 BUMP for help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subawang Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 For a daily driver, I would say zero out the toe and either no camber or just a little (< 1 deg) or else you will see uneven tire wear. Since you are on coilovers, I would have it corner balanced. But, for a dd, not really worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPerron Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Find a specialty alignment shop qualified to do corner balancing.Rough adjust the coilovers to attain desired ride height.Fine tune ride hights to corner balance with you in car.Set camber to -2 degrees in front, -1.5 degrees rear.Set toe to 0 all around.Stick with stock caster.Pay about $150 - $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPerron Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 For a daily driver, I would say zero out the toe and either no camber or just a little (< 1 deg) or else you will see uneven tire wear. Since you are on coilovers, I would have it corner balanced. But, for a dd, not really worth the money. And just to be clear, it's excessive toe - not camber - that kills tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subawang Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I would disagree. I'm running about -1 camber and 0 toe and I track and dd my car. It's obvious that I get more inner tire wear than at the center. Of course, outer tire wear is the greatest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPerron Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I run -2.5 camber in front and -1.8 in the rear. On the track, I use dedicated race rubber, and wear is even across the tire. On the street, I see even wear as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCdob Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 thank you for the advise guys - what exactly is coner balancing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subawang Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Simply put, adjusting the height at each corner in order to balance out the weight distribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCdob Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 got ya sounds like more then the normal alignment shop can do - i can see the look on the guys face already:icon_neut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPerron Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 thank you for the advise guys - what exactly is coner balancing? Actually, corner balancing makes the left front + the right rear equal the right front + the left rear. All you need is a set of scales. Love the avatar. Check out my song about strippers at: http://www.songpull.com/performance/view_video/1178 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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