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2001 Chevy Camaro

The final piece of the puzzle was done at the alignment shop. GM recommends the following settings: Camber .9 to -.1 degrees, Caster 4.3 to 5.3 degrees, Toe 1/8 in to 1/8 out in inches. Of course, these are "safe" settings for a grocery getter, not performance alignment specs.For my street driver that will see track duty, Sam recommends more negative camber to get a better contact patch on the tire, and a higher caster to make the car track better. We left some toe-in to avoid tramlining and darting around in ruts, but did the minimum amount to avoid a numb feeling on the road course. "Looks like you've got yourself a factory high-caster car," Sam exclaims.
2001 Chevrolet Camaro - Street Car, Track Car: Part I - Tech

The final piece of the puzzle was done at the alignment shop. GM recommends the following settings: Camber .9 to -.1 degrees, Caster 4.3 to 5.3 degrees, Toe 1/8 in to 1/8 out in inches. Of course, these are "safe" settings for a grocery getter, not performance alignment specs.For my street driver that will see track duty, Sam recommends more negative camber to get a better contact patch on the tire, and a higher caster to make the car track better. We left some toe-in to avoid tramlining and darting around in ruts, but did the minimum amount to avoid a numb feeling on the road course. "Looks like you've got yourself a factory high-caster car," Sam exclaims.  View Related Article

 

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