What is the best camber setting for drag racing? car is an EG with 540whp. I going to the track this weekend and I'm getting it align. What most of you guys recommend my setting would be. Thanks for your time.

 

i belive Tony has stated over and over that .5 deg of neg camber would be the best...so when the front lifts..the contact patch is even all across the tire.

 

Thanks for your time.

 

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yeah, and run the toe a lil in too...so it goes straight on lift.

 

with all these setting you guys telling me is good on a daily driver car as well?

 

.5 neg is that only for the front? why wouldn't setting it even be good?

 

They are saying that when the front end lifts you have to prepare for the camber changing, and adjust accordingly, the launch is where the camber will matter the most.

 

does anyone make an inexpensive way to set your camber without a full alignment rack? Something that just mounts to one wheel at a time and just uses a level or something to read out camber?

 

Yes, I used it on some Winston Cup cars last year. On them it mounts to the inner hub with a magenet and will tell you postive and negative camber. A company named Longacre sells them, a digital one and float/level type. The digital ones are easy to use.
I dont know if you could adapt this to honda hubs or wheels at all.

 

So what is a good camber setting and toe for daily driver after you done racing?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedb20vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So what is a good camber setting and toe for daily driver after you done racing?</TD></TR></TABLE>

0,0 *shrug*

 

get video of the car during first 300 feet. Adjust suspension for zero camber/zero toe during that 300 feet.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mista Bone &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get video of the car during first 300 feet. Adjust suspension for zero camber/zero toe during that 300 feet.</TD></TR></TABLE>you would be able to tell off the video and know what settings to set the alinement at? or is there something im not gettin ...

 

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yeah - you might have to use your eyes or something?

 

Don't expect to get anywhere exact like that with a video.. The only real way to measure the front end lift in the 330' would be to install a motec ahah.. Just set it to .5deg to start and take video, look at how much the front end lifts, raise the coilovers up to that level, and adjust the camber. Won't be perfect though.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DIRep972 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't expect to get anywhere exact like that with a video.. The only real way to measure the front end lift in the 330' would be to install a motec ahah.. Just set it to .5deg to start and take video, look at how much the front end lifts, raise the coilovers up to that level, and adjust the camber. Won't be perfect though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You'd also be affecting the toe each time you raise/lower coilovers. Which might even affect thrust angle.

 

also take in effect suspension bushing deflection under power.........

This is called tuning, something that is learn by doing, not over the internet.

Something I've been doing for 25 years now.