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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Speaking of Alignment

Does anyone have good specs for a perfomance alignment for the RA.
Not for autocross but close. I generally wear the outside edges a little early with proper factory alignment and close check on tire pressures. I'm guessing a little more negative camber but don't know whats been done or what is available.

Any suggestions?
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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First of all, do you know what your car is set at right now?

I would think a half a degree degative in camber(all four) and a hair of toe out(front only) would help handeling and not drastically increase tire wear.
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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Toe out on daily driving will kill your tire wear. Zero out the toe on the front for daily driving.
Do you have aftermarket lowering springs? If so, call Rob at RRM for a camber correction kit.
You cannot adjust camber with the stock suspension AFAIK.
Or you can take corners a little bit slower. Sounds like the traction circle owns you.
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Eclipse2Lancer
Toe out on daily driving will kill your tire wear. Zero out the toe on the front for daily driving.
Do you have aftermarket lowering springs? If so, call Rob at RRM for a camber correction kit.
You cannot adjust camber with the stock suspension AFAIK.
Or you can take corners a little bit slower. Sounds like the traction circle owns you.
On a front drive car the toe spec is generally has a slight toe out. Of course perfectly centered seems correct for tire wear but under acceleration a FWD car will slightly toe in, therefore the spec for a slight toe out.

You are probably right though about not having adjustment for camber from the factory. However, where there is a will there is a way. You can generally grind out the struts or other areas to get a slight change in camber.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by tmodlin
On a front drive car the toe spec is generally has a slight toe out. Of course perfectly centered seems correct for tire wear but under acceleration a FWD car will slightly toe in, therefore the spec for a slight toe out.
I think you have that backwards. Spec from the factory on Lancers (and most cars) is toe in for drivability.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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My alignment is stock. I was just wandering if anyone has experimented and come up with something a little more toward the sporty side?
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