Thread: Thougths on my alignment

Car drives fine, my biggest issue is tire wear. Look over my # and let me know if anything looks to badly off. I just installed camber caster plates but the ajustment was'nt as much as I thought it would give. Here is how the car sits right now

You have a sheet ton of toe out. That is what's causing excess tire wear. For a street only car, I'd go with anywhere from 0 to 1/8th toe out up front. I forget what 1/8th is when you're dealing with tenths and hundredths.

You're rear toe is also jank. It is extremely uneven.
Unless you want something else, I'd recommend 0 toe in the rear. But that's only if you are driving the car on the street. If you do any track or autox you could have some toe out for more rotation, but that's more of a preference thing.

B14 chasis, don't think it's adjustable

are the tires wearing on the inside? cause you gotta alot of camber and your caster isn't that great.

i have the same issue, -2 degree camber on both front tires, last time i had an alignment done, it was ok, dunno how i could be -2 out now

Nope no abnormal tire wear and my camber is always more than -1 front and rear, I just want it to stay that way in the future so I was concerned about that caster # on the left front

Caster won't affect tire wear just return to center when driving. Isn't 1 degree of camber the ideal setup for our cars?

I believe so but a little more wont hurt BTW call Jon he trying to reach you

It is, if you know the right people. Steve Foltz in Colorado has a fixture that he uses to bend the rear beam to zero toe. There is also a shop in So Cal that does the same thing.
Zero toe on the rear is the way to go for best handling. If your rear toe is not symmetrical, the axle may not be perpendicular to the centerline of the car. Maybe the trailing arm bushings are bad or the car was in a wreck.
Zero to slight negative toe in the front will help your car track better. As you drive down the road, the load on the front wheels moves the tires more toward a toe out position. Find an alignment shop where the guys know what alignment specs mean. Most of the guys in the major tire shops only know how to use the equipment, not what all the adjustments mean. A good shop will do the alignment with you in the driver's seat (or with the tech climbing in and out to check the alignment with and without the driver).
Toe has more affect on tire wear than camber or caster.