What alignment specs are you using with Bridgestones?


Kendall thanks for the information. I am not confused anymore. I thought the balancing machines used hub adapters and not a one size fits all cone.
 
I really changed nothing with the new tires and it feels fine.
 
Alignment Specs

Front Ride Height 3.0" Center pan to ground at C/L of wheels
Rear ride Height 3.75" " " " " " " " "
Front Camber -3.2 D.
Rear Camber -2.8 D.
Front Toe .180 out
Rear Toe 0.0


MNJason said:
My car is lowered an inch and Im running OEM alignment specs with the Bridgestones.

Is this what everyone else is doing with the Bridgestones? Or something different? I have heard there may be a TOE adjustment.

Thanks!
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Are these OEM specs? Mine are quite different!
 
Pretty sure my car is set up as follows (at least this is what it was supposed to be):

1.25" drop in front
.75" drop in the rear.

I've got Bridgestone 265's up front and the 345's in the rear.

when the car was originally lowered, as per Alex's suggestions, it was set at about -1.8 at the front and -2.4 in the rear. I have no idea if the toe was adjusted, but I don't think so. Kendall would know since he did it the install for me.

Mike at Polito did Terry's car and suggested to me that for 90% street driving, I should go to:

Front Camber -0.7
Front toe L/F -0.03 R/F-0.03
Rear Camber -1.5
Rear toe L/R 0.10 R/R 0.11

Which I might do once I get the Penske's on.
 
Superfly said:
Front Camber -0.7
Front toe L/F -0.03 R/F-0.03
Rear Camber -1.5
Rear toe L/R 0.10 R/R 0.11
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This is pretty close to the way Shelby set me up. I have a bit more front toe which may explain my hunting tendency.
 
I had my camber adjusted with the spacers. Went for an additional one degree of neg camber, both front and rear. Car was at stock ride height. I tracked the car some so we set toe out at 1/16". After 18K miles the front GY's are to the cords on the insides. I just went to the Bridgestones and plan on lowering the car. This in itself will increase neg camber further. So we will decrease camber back towards street settings. This discussion illustrates the compromises between street (slight toe in, less neg camber) vs. track (slight toe out for turn in, more neg camber).
 
So if I had front TOE on the high (but within manf specs) side would this cause some instability at speed?
 
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