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Old 09-22-2012, 02:03 AM
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So I have been wanting to get new tires and an alignment. Its my daily driver but want a somewhat ag gressive alignment thats not gunna eat thrumy tires much more than OEM. Im wanting to go with a little more camber so I can fit 255's in the rear. I might go with a re-barel on my front wheels so the fronts will be 17x9.5 +55 to match the rear. Or is that too aggressive in the front? My car already has a basic roll/ no pull all around.with the bumper tab relocated

But for now my setup is 17x8 +43 w/225/45- 17x9.5 +55. W/245/40 lowered so there is about 1 finger gap between tire and wheel well

What would be a good alignment for this? Because my car seems to be a little dull while handling compared to when I first got it.and compared to my friends S2000. When I first got my car I got a bit of oversteer compared to the pretty bad understeer im getting now
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Nobody has there own alignment specs they like for the s?
Old 09-22-2012, 10:15 PM
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I would go -1.5 camber all around, 0 toe front and rear... or up to 1/16" toe in in the rear (save your tires), and max caster.
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What would max caster do?
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helps out with stability
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I have -1.5 camber up front with zero toe. In rear I have -2.5 camber with .2 toe in each side.

If your worry about tire life I say stay with -1.5 camber like said above and stay below .1 toe in rear.
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-1.8f -2.0r
0 toe f .15 total toe r
max caster

I love my specs, car rotates and tires wear evenly
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anyway - don't do zero rear toe - it's good for drifting not for stability.
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Originally Posted by Croc
anyway - don't do zero rear toe - it's good for drifting not for stability.
Hes not talking about tracking the car so why not get a little more tire life? You would never notice the difference when driving on the street or highway.
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you don't need to be at rack to do fast turns.
too risky IMOand no no for the non expert driving.


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