i installed zeal B2 coilovers this past weekend and dropped my R about 1.25" all the way around. Here are my alignment specs:
Camber
LF -1.6
RF -1.24
LR -2.16
RR -2.20
I was suprised that my camber readings were almost within spec. my toe is adjusted to 1/16 total toe out in the front and 0 in the rear. Can someone tell me why 0 toe in the rear is out of spec - dosen't that mean the tires are perfectly parallel to one another?

 

Damn, how much did you lower it? That's terrible rear negative camber. 0 Toe in the rear means the tires are parallel.

 

Typically cars are aligned slightly with toe-in in the rear to help reduce oversteer, at least the front drive cars I've owned have spec's like that.

 

That is a lot of rear negative camber. I would have put some washers between the upper control arm and the chassis to bring it to -1.5 degrees or so.

Spec, if a recall, is a maximum of -1.5 degrees front and rear. You are well out of spec on the rears.


[Modified by norice, 2:56 PM 1/29/2002]

 

min spec for rear camber is -1.96 and for the front it is -1.52 according to the alignment print out from the dealer for 97-01 R's. What thickness washers should i start with?

 

the toe-in on the front is to make the car want to go straight.