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Base suspension settings
beaver34 - 15/2/13 at 10:18 PM

Hi,

I'm after some rough base settings to work from for my car for the front suspension

It's a normal 550kg 7 type car with 13" 888's, car will be used for at road and track use.

Idealling looking or what camber and caster people run and tow in if any and anything else you think beneficial to me that you have found

Thanks for any input


theduck - 15/2/13 at 10:33 PM

What car is it?

Sierra based cars normally run

Castor -4 to -8degrees
Camber 0 to -2degrees
Toe you want neutral to a little but of toe in


beaver34 - 16/2/13 at 08:00 AM

quote:
Originally posted by theduck
What car is it?

Sierra based cars normally run

Castor -4 to -8degrees
Camber 0 to -2degrees
Toe you want neutral to a little but of toe in


shawspeed car, uses cortina uprights

thanks


britishtrident - 16/2/13 at 09:47 AM

Exactly as above a tiny amount of toe-in on the front say 0 to 0.25 degrees across the axle.
On the rear on a car with IRS a little bit more toe-in on the rear wheels you want to be 100% sure you don't have toe-out on the rear, say 0.2 to 0.6 degrees across the axle.

Camber has to be a compromise between cornering grip and traction/braking and tyre wear. 1 degree negative camber all round should be a good starting point for track use you may find you need up to 2 degrees but be aware this will cause excessive tyre wear in normal road use.