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Originally Posted by 240sxr
ok,what specs are everyones alignment settings and why,i know is personal preference but i want to se what aligmnent does people use and why? i know 0 camber on the rear gives more traction while drifting,negative casmber on front gives more traction on full lock,but i want to know about caster,toe,etc thanks
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My goal
Front
Camber - Around 5-6* of functional static camber. From extended LCA and to dial it in ill have adjustable +/-3 degrees with GKTechs knuckles. It definitely isn't necessary to run this much. Before angle mods, I ran 1.5* static and then maxed out my camber plates when I got to the track.
Caster - as much as I can run without rubbing anything. Will use my top camber plates for on the fly caster adjustment since I am adjust camber at the knuckle. Otherwise, they will be maxed out through the caster rods. More caster increase camber gain as steering increases, as long as your geometry is right. The complete opposite can occur if it isn't.
Toe - Some toe out helps with turn in. It also helps traction and kills tires. Too much is definitely bad. Ill have probably just 0.5 for giggles. With my setup I should have an amazing contact patch at full lock and all throughout my steering, I'm not going to worried too much about front grip. You gain toe as you input steering. This is the ackerman effect.
Rear
Camber - ZERO!!! To save the tires.
Toe- Just a tad bit of toe in. .05* in. Save the tires. Add a little bit of control in there. To much and that car will want to straighten up a lot if you don't keep your foot into it. Just a little will help with rear end control with the throttle pedal.
Take all this with a grain of salt. I haven't ran this setup before but it is more/less a collaboration of hours of research for planning my setup and experience I have had with other cars.
The amount of toe is the most about personal preference, natural car tendencies. Regardless, a bit on a drift car isn't a good thing.
I came from autocross and only on my first year of serious drifting. I put a little too much thinking into it but I definitely now how it is to have a minor alignment change make a world of difference. The ghetto alignment I did on the S14 made the difference of the car drifting and not drifting. Couldn't even keep a nut sideways with the toe I was running in the rear.