Well I just finished installing my Esp. gt springs and Tein front camber plates, and I have an apt. to get my car aligned this Thur. At the last auto-x, a guy I consider pretty knowledgable, was probing around my tires and checking heat on them and said the fronts had conisistent temps across them but the rears were hotter on the edges....he recomended that when I get my car aligned i keep the front camber the same as it is now (stock) but add rear camber. Everyone talks about wanting to go with more camber front and rear. I was planning on going to -2.0 or -2.5 in the front and maxing out the rear and going with 0 toe. but not sure if i should take his advise and leave the front with basically stock camber settings??? I only drive the car about 9,000 miles a year, and won't mind an agressive alignment if it HELPS my auto-x potential.

Any thoughts?

 

I will have to get some pictures, but I had the alignment shop mark -2.5 and stock on the plate, and when I get to the track, I move them based on heat / tire wear.

I currently have (for track) -2.5 L/R(1/16 toe out) and -1.5 L/R (rear) 0Toe. For autocross you may want to put some toe out in the rear to help with the turn-in, but that would be up to you. Sounds like your friend doesn't want you to beat him .

 

I currently run -2.1 in the front and I can say that on slippery surfaces (tarmac and sealed tarmac) the tire temps in front are pretty decent and even accross the width of the tire.

When I run on concrete, the grip levels increase, as well as the outside tire temps indicating that I need more camber.

I run 0 toe front and rear. The rear camber is set to -1.5

adjusting the camber at the track is not a good idea because adding negative camber will increase toe in (dramatically) and just cause extra wear.

 

Yes it adds toe, but I have also marked the tie rods, so Toe is not an issue either. Also, there are some inexpensive tools you can use to dial in the alignment at the track, if you make adjustments. i had everything marked, so I would know, but if you didn't want to do that, just get the right tools.

 

well, got the car aligned last night. Really impressed with the shop and the time he took to get it just right. I ended up with -2.5 camber front l & r and -2.0 camber rear l & r. 0 toe all around. It feels amazing in the corners now, big improvement. This is with my new Espelir gt springs and Tein front camber plates. I can't wait for the next auto-x !!