Alignment Settings?
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Any thoughts / opinions on the following:
Front Camber (pull strut pins): -1.5
Front Toe: 0.10 left toe in and 0.10 right toe in for a total combined toe of 0.20 toe in
Rear Camber: -1.8
Rear Toe: 0.20 left and 0.20 right for a total combined toe of 0.40 toe in
Front Camber (pull strut pins): -1.5
Front Toe: 0.10 left toe in and 0.10 right toe in for a total combined toe of 0.20 toe in
Rear Camber: -1.8
Rear Toe: 0.20 left and 0.20 right for a total combined toe of 0.40 toe in
Greetings from across the pond. Depending on your tolerance or desire to have the car more readily rotate, it advises to set more camber at the front - up to minus-2 or more, and slightly less (perhaps -1.2 to -1.7) in back. That will sound quite opposite of conventional wisdom, and indeed it is. The centre-of-mass on the car is quite far back when two passengers are on board. The 'factory' alignment recommendations are for 'maximum safety' , i.e. significant understeer. (Personally, I derive no comfort whatsoever from rampant understeer.) The above recommendations were taken from the more zealous track drivers on ZPOST, researched by me, and found to be quite effective in making the car handle in a most rewarding fashion.
Incidentally, Turner Motorsports sells an inexpensive front steering knuckle shim kit consisting of longer bolts and appropriate washers, which allows one to add more negative camber to the front of an MZ4 in quarter-degree increments, then use the strut-tower mounts to fine tune your settings.
Good luck with your endeavours!
Incidentally, Turner Motorsports sells an inexpensive front steering knuckle shim kit consisting of longer bolts and appropriate washers, which allows one to add more negative camber to the front of an MZ4 in quarter-degree increments, then use the strut-tower mounts to fine tune your settings.
Good luck with your endeavours!
Booked the car in to have this done next week. Using a company that comes very well recommended; www.carnetix.co.uk They are based near to Melton Mowbray. Apparently they set up a lot of rally cars and look after that stunt guy, Terry Grants cars too??
Anyway after a very friendly call with them I was convinced so I've booked it in.
Would love to hear more opinions etc on the setup. I want to dial out the understeer. Obviously I'm not afraid of a bit of oversteer but want the car neutral, as in if it lets go its going to go 4 wheels at a time.
Anyway after a very friendly call with them I was convinced so I've booked it in.
Would love to hear more opinions etc on the setup. I want to dial out the understeer. Obviously I'm not afraid of a bit of oversteer but want the car neutral, as in if it lets go its going to go 4 wheels at a time.
