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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 05:58 AM
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^ More aggressive alignement needed.

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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 06:18 AM
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Agree^

What's the alignment on there now?
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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I have the stock alignment that has 49k on it. So its prolly out of wack by now. I want front camber abt -1.9 rear camber -1.5. I hear tire wear is all in the toe so im going to get it set to 0. But right now im hating how the car is chewing through tires and I know I cant max out the alignment any further w/o getting coilovers please correct me if im wrong. Also, with a performance alignment did you see any major improvements on how the car felt through turns. Or is it a minor thing.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 11:58 AM
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Ya, use the -2 camber bolt setting up front (will have a true camber around -1.7 to -2) and dial in -1.5 in the rear. Zero toe and thrust angle.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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^ will you feel a night and day diffrence? This is something i am going 2 get.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Compared to a way out of whack OE alignment. Yep.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by meggs00
^ will you feel a night and day diffrence? This is something i am going 2 get.
Yeah it made a noticeable difference when I did it a couple of years ago.

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