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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 12:55 PM
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Default Alignment Settings....

I'm in the market to get an alignment this week....you guys recommend any setting...just let them do it back to stock specs??

Car: 92 EH2

Tein SS dropped to wear the 205/50/15 barely clear the fender
SRR Control arms, toe kit, camber kit
Front progress camber kit

Will be competing in events soon and is driven everyday...thanks...
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 01:14 PM
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-1.5 degree camber front
-1 degree camber rear
1/16" toe out per side front
0 toe rear

Good comprimise for daily driving
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 01:20 PM
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Default Re: Alignment Settings.... (.RJ)

and tire rotation is my friend right??

I just don't want to wear out my tires like crazy I drive alot.....need my tires to last........

205/50/15 Falken Ziex 512 are going on for daily driving and azenis for events.....thanks..
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 01:22 PM
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the only thing that will wear out your tires on the street is excessive toe
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 01:25 PM
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I though it was bad camber??

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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 01:34 PM
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Default Re: Alignment Settings.... (SlowCivicHmm)

no. by lowering the car, you add camber and also affect toe. Amazing how many ricers buy these camber correction kits.
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 01:41 PM
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Default Re: Alignment Settings.... (.RJ)

hahahahaha....

you have a pretty good rep on here...I'll take your word for it on the setting...I'll post up later....new tires/alignment and all my suspension stuff going in........

that 1/16 better not be the lil culprit that will make me buy new tires in 4 months..haha
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 01:42 PM
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I've used settings similar to this on my SC2 (different car i know) without adverse street tire wear for several years.
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 07:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">-1.5 degree camber front
-1 degree camber rear
1/16" toe out per side front
0 toe rear

Good comprimise for daily driving</TD></TR></TABLE>


Thats a good basic alignment
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 07:54 PM
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Yes, RJ's suggestion looks good. One other suggestion I may add is instead of 1/16 per side, consider 1/16'' total toe out up front. It will wear a little less and not be as "twitchy" as the 1/8'' total.
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 09:31 PM
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RJ's suggestion is almost exactly what I'm running on my CRX with Azenis. -1.8 in front, -.8 in rear, 1/16 total toe front, 0 toe rear. I was initially concerned with tire wear and tramlining/twitchy behavior with the somewhat aggresive toe settings, but my concerns haven't turned out to be anything to worry about in the last 5k miles. My Azenis seem to be wearing fairly well (rotated every 3k miles) and the car is very rarely twitchy (but the turn-in is insanely good )

I would take his advice.
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 09:39 PM
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so you mean 1/32 on each side out???
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 11:39 AM
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TTT anyone else??
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 11:44 AM
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How many times do you need to hear it?

What i posted was good, but if you want you can also do 1/16" total instead of 1/16" per side
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 12:13 PM
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Inside tire wear? What's that? -2 degrees of camber and 0 toe in the back, 1/16th" total toe out in front.

Oh, disregard the shock fluid on the ground.
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 01:22 PM
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I was just trying to confirm the 1/16 total or per side....thanks though......

Take a beer and calm down...thanks for all your help everyone.......
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