Performance Alignment

[Swamplife2]

In my old Saleen days had the specs for a front end performance alignment done with my more than adequate weight in the seat
Anyone have roadster alignment specs they found to be good and will share for our machines?

[Jeff Kleiner]

Street car with manual steering;
.5 to .75 degree negative camber
3 degrees positive caster
1/16" to 3/32" total toe in

With power steering go to 7 to 8 degrees positive caster

Jeff

[Swamplife2]

Will use your specs. no power steering (only power anything is engine)
Thank you

[Swamplife2]

PS

Waxing bad, driving good

[GoDadGo]

Street car with manual steering;
.5 to .75 degree negative camber
3 degrees positive caster
1/16" to 3/32" total toe in

With power steering go to 7 to 8 degrees positive caster

Jeff

Jeff,

How bad would things get if the caster was pushed to 4 degrees?
My rack is about 3.5 turns "Lock to Lock" so I was wondering if this limit could be pushed a little.

Steve

[Jim1855]

Waxing bad, driving good

Couldn't agree more.

Jim

[rich grsc]

Jeff,

How bad would things get if the caster was pushed to 4 degrees?
My rack is about 3.5 turns "Lock to Lock" so I was wondering if this limit could be pushed a little.

Steve

Nothing bad will happen, maybe just a bit stiffer turning it a low speed. Keep it above 85, it'll turn smooth.

[GoDadGo]

Nothing bad will happen, maybe just a bit stiffer turning it a low speed. Keep it above 85, it'll turn smooth.

Thanks!

[Jeff Kleiner]

As Rich said nothing bad will happen but more positive caster=higher steering effort. You have a very slow ratio rack and with a slower ratio comes lower steering effort so you can probably go up a bit without the effort becoming uncomfortably high. Feeling strong?

Jeff

[Big Blocker]

FWIW, My MKII is set at +3.5° with 275x40x17's up front with a 4 turn lock-to-lock Flaming River rack, 22# air pressure up front - and in 18 years, I have gotten very used to the effort to park and it's not an issue for me.

Doc