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had a few bumps and bruises so we are somewhat limited one how much nega- tive camber we can achieve. Normally with a Hoosier race tire I want to see 3-3.5 degrees of negative camber, with a half degree less in the rear. Unfor- tunately we max out at around -2.6, so without major suspension modi cations, it is what it is.
On to toe. For the front it is criti- cal that you center your steering wheel and pin it, either with a tool to hold it straight, or if you have a helper (IE kids, wife, etc). As you make your toe ad- justments the steering wheel is going to want to turn, which will throw off all your measurements. Above you can see the toe is WAY off as expected with a new steering rack. It is currently very toed in. This car needs about 1/8” of toe out in the front, so adjustment and mea- sure until it is hit.
Here you can see the advantage of hub stands in the easy access to the tie rod adjustments for toe and camber in the
front.
Some nal notes: Check and recheck every time you make an adjustment. It is quick and easy and everything will start shifting once you touch an alignment setting. Also, keep in mine tightening down things like the lock nuts on your tie rods once you have your measurements are going to change your measurements! A loose tie rod during adjustment to when you have everything locked down can easily move a 1/16” of an inch in toe change due to the course threads of the tie rods. Always recheck! It is simply a lot of trial and error as you go when making your adjustments. As said be- fore, all these tools come with great in- structions (or are found online) on set- ting up your car properly. The rst time may be a little slow, but once you gure out the process it is relatively painless.
- Karl