I'm trying to find out what the:

1. Factory alignment specs are

2. What the suggested alignment specs are for autocross

3. Local (near Catonsville, MD), trusted mechanic to go to for alignment

Thanks,
Don

G. Obadia (333, I think) sent me some of this info, but I lost it. Please help me out!

 

Need - more - data...

What other mods (front swaybar)? What size tires?

Stock specs for your '02 are -0.5 deg front/-1.5 deg rear camber. You generally want about one more degree negative camber for all-out performance on R-compound tires with a big front swaybar, 0 toe in front (maybe 1/8" total toe OUT) and 1/8"-1/4" toe IN for the rear. Too many variables to be more accurate at this point...

 

On the street, I run stock wheels with Toyo Proxes T1-S.

For autocross, I have stock wheels with Kumho Victoracers.

I have a Generation 1 Saner sway bar set to the inner most hole.

Other than that, everything else is stock.

 

allen automotive is down by radial tire in silver spring. the guy there does my car and seems to know what he is doing. drop my name if you go.

 

I'm not familiar with the Saner bar. Is that the stiffest setting or the least stiff?

Generally, however, you can use the specs I quoted above as a starting point. Note that it will wear the inside of your street tires with that much camber. I use the UK specs which end up with -1.0 deg. front and .2.0 deg. rear. Still get inside tire wear but it's acceptable (to me). Note that the exact settings are also a function of how YOU like the car - do you want a little understeer or do you like the rear end more active? As a newbie, a little understeer is "safer" as long as you understand that you can make ANY car understeer with the wrong inputs (e.g. entering a turn to fast and cranking the wheel over)...

 

That is the stiffest setting.

 

Ok, so you have as much understeer (or least oversteer) dialed in via the bar. You can use tire pressures and/or camber to get the car to take advantage of that stiffness. It's still a personal call since you need to dial the car in to run as you like it. You're in the ballpark - now you need to figger out how to hit a homer...

 

Good alignment info here:

http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.p...light=alignment

 

Keep info coming please. I must take advantage of the question.