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11-16-2018, 07:53 PM | #1 |
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Wheel alignment specs recommendations?
I'm not sure which one is the official spec for 35iS but here are few I found on forums:
Front: Camber: -.1 to -1.1 degrees Caster: 6.5 degrees (no range listed) Toe: .02 deg to .22 deg SAI: 14.2 deg Included Angle: 13.6 deg Rear: Camber: -1.9 to -2.8 deg Toe: .05 deg to .25 deg. #2 front camber -0.8 deg to 0 deg, toe +0.08 deg to +0.15 deg, rear camber -2.1 deg to -1.9 deg, toe +0.12 to +0.18 deg #3 Front toe in +0.5mm per side Rear toe in +2mm per side Rear camber -1.6 degrees For daily street use and weekend canyon carving, what would be optimal for: 1. good tread life 2. good traction. 3. still decent handling. 19" wheels with Michelin PS4S. Has anyone played with alignment specs?
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The main thing I've learned aboout Z4 alignment over the years is keep the rear negative camber to a minimum (1.8 degrees or so) to avoid inside shoulder wear.
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11-17-2018, 01:30 PM | #3 |
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If you decrease rear negative camber you lose the ability to hold a corner as well as before. Your specs depend on your driving preferences.
As I see it, I didn't get this car to maximize tire life.
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11-17-2018, 08:05 PM | #4 |
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Quite right, but using this thing as a DD as my wife does, tires (especially with the damned staggered setup) can get to be an expensive consumable.
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11-18-2018, 09:15 AM | #6 |
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Rear Camber
When I had over 2+ degrees negative camber and I was driving fairly hard, there would be layer of tire dust on the back half of the car. Needless to say the tires wore out very quickly on the inner side. The traction was so good that the limits were scary high and really required practice for any given corner. I have set up cars for autocross, and track use and this would be a great setting for very tight turns on dry pavement.
I had mine reset to the minimum camber. It does not stick as well and I now use the DSC carefully. I also have had enough of foolishly fast cornering, so I am good with that. Also I am not a big fan of oversize rear tires. I think Porsche started it and it does look cool. |
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Bump to see if any new opinions to the OP. I plan to run as little camber as possible a setup as possible but not affect performance while helping w tire life on my summer 18s. Are the specs still good?
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