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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 01:52 PM
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Car: 2004 Mercury Marauder
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Alignment Specs

Well, finally getting a long over due alignment done on the car. These are the specs I am shooting for (or as close as possible):

Caster: +4.5

Camber: -1.0

Toe: 1/16 in OR 0

Any thoughts or input?
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 11:29 AM
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Re: Alignment Specs

Originally posted by Eric91Z
Well, finally getting a long over due alignment done on the car. These are the specs I am shooting for (or as close as possible):

Caster: +4.5

Camber: -1.0

Toe: 1/16 in OR 0

Any thoughts or input?
-1.0 camber will result is great cornering at the expense of inside tire wear. use -0.5. as far as caster goes make sure you have .5 degree higher on the right side so it will go straight. road crowns to the right. if you have equal caster, it will drift right. so, you put .5 degree higher to offset the road crown. use 1/16 for teh total toe. 0 can result in wandering.
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 07:09 AM
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I agree, on the street you won't want -1.0 camber. You will gain very little performance and hurt the tires compared to -.5
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