raymo19

Yeah - like the search being down would affect my decision to start this thread here.

I'm going to get new rears mounted and balanced and an alignment next week weather allowing.

I know some of you guys are avid autox/track types and some of you (hint, hint) do alignment work.

Car stuff:

MY00
Volk 17" CE28Ns S2000 sizes (can't remember widths just now )
Yoko ADVAN NEOVA AD07 (fronts still good, rears new)
Stock suspension
Comptech blower w/aftercooler and 4.57 Richmond gear set (don't know that it matters)

Use stuff:

May do some autox this year
Daily commute in nice weather - 9 miles one way over flat straight roads
Fun drives on Lookout Mountain roads (most important)
Occasional freeway/highway time.

Ideas?

Slows2k

Mine is set for:

Front
0 toe
-1.5 camber
as mush caster as possible 6+

Rear
2mm toe in
-1.8 camber

That's 18x9 fronts and 18x10 rears 245/275

raymo19

Thanks Chris.

Kermdaddy

What ever you do, don't put any toe (in or out) in the front. It will eat your tires up very quickly. My fronts were gone before my rears with just 1/8" toe in the front.

I'm thinking mine is

Front
0 toe
-1.25 camber
max caster (don't remember how much they got)

Rear
1/4" total toe in
-1.75 camber

Next alignment I will be going a little higher in camber with -1.5 and -2.0 front/rear respectively.

compS2000

I can dig up mine, i used to have 1.5 degree toe in the back, only got 3K miles on them with this set up. Now at 0 toe in rear. Notcie that in the rain the car will slip in the rear, with the 1.5 toe it was hard to break free even in the rain.

raymo19

Thanks Kerm!

So far it looks like:

Front

Castor: All you can get 6 degrees plus - even side to side
Camber: -1.25 to -1.5
Toe: NO NO NO

Rear

Camber: -1.8 to -2.0
Toe: A bit confusing yet. Chris - did you mean 2mm in per side or 2mm total? How does that convert to degrees?

And a couple more questions:

I ride alone most of the time in the S - especially when driving spiritedly. Is it worthwhile sitting in the car for the alignment? Or maybe just put 200 lbs in the driver's seat?

Should I flip the fronts? They seem pretty even side to side.

V2Lude

I use the UK specs, and I love it.

Kermdaddy

The place I get my alignment done will let you sit in the car while they do the alignment, but you have to ask. If you are really serious auto-x it would be a good idea. I did it one time, but most of the time I have a passanger now so it doesn't really matter. I never could tell a difference. I'm sure there is one, I"m just not good enough to feel it.

Slows2k

I cheat and let the machine convert mm to degrees. The rear toe in is pretty much to help the car turn in.

raymo19

I'm going to get it done at the Firestone place per Bill's recommendation. They will let you sit in the car so I think I will. They offer lifetime alignment for $149 so I plan to do that and go with the these specs for now and monitor tire wear:

Front
Castor: +6.45