Alignment for Hankook RS-3 Tires
#1
Alignment for Hankook RS-3 Tires
Hi everyone! So today I replaced my rears with 255/40/17 Hankook RS-3 and will be getting my fronts 225/45/17 this coming Thursday as well as an alignment. What would be the best alignment for good wear on these tires since I keep reading that the shoulders of the tires wear faster? I want to know what would be the best camber settings for these tires. I daily drive my car too in SoCal.
#4
daily driving RS3s only? with tires that good you should be using them on a track or autox to get the benefits of such a sticky street tire.
on my Ap1 with 17" wheels I go with:
max castor (6.5-7 possible)
front toe 0
front camber -1 if you never intend to do any hard driving, otherwise go for minimum -1.5
rear toe 0.2 degrees each side, total 0.4 toe (1/8")
rear camber -1.5, if you want "aggressive" go for -2.5
on my Ap1 with 17" wheels I go with:
max castor (6.5-7 possible)
front toe 0
front camber -1 if you never intend to do any hard driving, otherwise go for minimum -1.5
rear toe 0.2 degrees each side, total 0.4 toe (1/8")
rear camber -1.5, if you want "aggressive" go for -2.5
#5
daily driving RS3s only? with tires that good you should be using them on a track or autox to get the benefits of such a sticky street tire.
on my Ap1 with 17" wheels I go with:
max castor (6.5-7 possible)
front toe 0
front camber -1 if you never intend to do any hard driving, otherwise go for minimum -1.5
rear toe 0.2 degrees each side, total 0.4 toe (1/8")
rear camber -1.5, if you want "aggressive" go for -2.5
on my Ap1 with 17" wheels I go with:
max castor (6.5-7 possible)
front toe 0
front camber -1 if you never intend to do any hard driving, otherwise go for minimum -1.5
rear toe 0.2 degrees each side, total 0.4 toe (1/8")
rear camber -1.5, if you want "aggressive" go for -2.5
As for autox or track, I plan to take the car sometime in the summer maybe after I upgrade to an AEM ecu for a good tune[:
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Both of the tires you mentioned have massive amounts of grip. Owned the r1r's before and tracked with them. Never owned the RS3's...Looking into them, though. Tires that have insane amount of grip(RS3's, r1r's) make the suspension articulate more during cornering so look into a more aggressive alignment. Most track guys with RS3's run -3 degrees or more in camber. Otherwise you will have most of the wear on the outside edge of the tire and/or sometimes wear into the sidewall.
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Both of the tires you mentioned have massive amounts of grip. Owned the r1r's before and tracked with them. Never owned the RS3's...Looking into them, though. Tires that have insane amount of grip(RS3's, r1r's) make the suspension articulate more during cornering so look into a more aggressive alignment. Most track guys with RS3's run -3 degrees or more in camber. Otherwise you will have most of the wear on the outside edge of the tire and/or sometimes wear into the sidewall.
LOL. I like your screen name haha. So this is what I am thinking of getting.
Front Camber: 1.5* and no toe
Front Caster: lowest caster
Rear Camber: 2.5* with 1/8 rear toe on each tire for a total of .25 rear toe.
Does that sound alright?
#9
Too much rear toe IMO. 1/4" total is 0.57 degrees. IMO, excessive. Tire life will suck, turn-in will suck, and the back end will be more unstable over undulations and traction-limited surfaces.
I'd go ~1/16" to 1/8" *total* rear toe, or about .15 degrees to 0.3 degrees total. Rear tire life will literally be about double what it is with 1/4"/0.57 degrees total, and handling demeanor will be more fun and more linear/predictable.
#10
Originally Posted by johngamez' timestamp='1356284543' post='22226594
Front Camber: 1.5* and no toe
Front Caster: lowest caster
Rear Camber: 2.5* with 1/8 rear toe on each tire for a total of .25 rear toe.
Does that sound alright?
Front Caster: lowest caster
Rear Camber: 2.5* with 1/8 rear toe on each tire for a total of .25 rear toe.
Does that sound alright?
Too much rear toe IMO. 1/4" total is 0.57 degrees. IMO, excessive. Tire life will suck, turn-in will suck, and the back end will be more unstable over undulations and traction-limited surfaces.
I'd go ~1/16" to 1/8" *total* rear toe, or about .15 degrees to 0.3 degrees total. Rear tire life will literally be about double what it is with 1/4"/0.57 degrees total, and handling demeanor will be more fun and more linear/predictable.
oopps i meant to say 1/8 total rear toe!thanks ZDan!