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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 10:00 PM
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Alignment - Rear 0 Toe or 1/16 Toe in

Going in for an alignment tomorrow and here is what Im gonna try to get. Car is bone stock.

Front Camber -2.0
Front Toe 0.0

Rear Camber -1.0
Rear Toe - 0 or 1/16 Toe in ??

Unsure what I should do about the rear toe. I read reviews and some people say 0 rear toe, and some say 1/16 Toe in for increased stability at speeds. Please advise. Im looking for more go kart type handling than tire life.

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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 04:21 AM
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Is this a street car or track car? It would not matter much, imo, to run toe on a street car, and on a car that is nearly stock. There is much more you can do to enhance handling before having to consider toe.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by overdrive1
Going in for an alignment tomorrow and here is what Im gonna try to get. Car is bone stock.

Front Camber -2.0
Front Toe 0.0

Rear Camber -1.0
Rear Toe - 0 or 1/16 Toe in ??

Unsure what I should do about the rear toe. I read reviews and some people say 0 rear toe, and some say 1/16 Toe in for increased stability at speeds. Please advise. Im looking for more go kart type handling than tire life.
If you're looking for go-kart handling, then I would think that you'd want something like 1/16 toe out in the rear if anything.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by overdrive1
Front Camber -2.0
Front Toe 0.0

Rear Camber -1.0
Rear Toe - 0 or 1/16 Toe in ??

Please advise. Im looking for more go kart type handling than tire life.

Add a bit of toe out in the front then (+1/8 inch???). Maybe invest in camber bolts to get a solid 2.5+ degrees up front.

As for the rear toe, somewhere between 0 and 1/16 toe-in should do what you want.

Just the increase in front camber will help the car rotate much better.

alignments are setup + driver preference specific, so make sure you experiment!
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by GG06MR
If you're looking for go-kart handling, then I would think that you'd want something like 1/16 toe out in the rear if anything.
Im pretty certain you have it backwards. Toe-out in the rear will make the car more stable at speed, but will also resist turning more.

then again, i could have it backwards...
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 02:35 PM
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Im pretty certain you have it backwards. Toe-out in the rear will make the car more stable at speed, but will also resist turning more.

then again, i could have it backwards...
You have it backwards.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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I always get that confused. So is greater toe out gonna be a larger positive number or a smaller positive number?
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