OK, I have read the autocross FAQ. I had new tires put on the car last week and an alignment done back to stock specs. I am wanting to put more negative camber on the car but not as aggressive as what was stated in the FAQ. Im thinking about going -1.25 for the front and -1.75 on the rear and leaving the toe settings alone. What are your thoughts and opinions on this. Keep in mind that this is also my daily so I don't want to exzactly wear the tires out cause of the negative camber, cause I know that the autocrosses will help to kill the tires. Also this is my 7th event so far that I have competed in. Edit, also Im still running street tires and the stock front sway bar. So is the alignment specs in the FAQ for race rubber with a stiffer front sway?
Thanks,
Bryan

 

what kills tires is toe more than camber..I ran on -2 front and rear last year on my other car..but the wear was fine...
One quick Q for you..why less camber in the front than the rear?

 

For street tires the "U.K." alignment should work fine. If you're just getting into autocross there's no need to get too aggressive too quickly. But, the specs you saw in the FAQ are the way to go. The extra negative camber will have little effect on tire wear, even as a daily driver, but the toe out (up front) will. If you're going to be running street tires for a while the autocrossing will wear the outside shoulders and negate any uneven wear on the inside shoulders from the negative camber.

One thing to note though, on a daily driver (such as my car) you'll find the front will follow every groove and irregularity on the road with a lot of negative camber. It's not too hard to adjust to but it'll feel odd the first time out on the streets.

I'd say go all the way with the camber and add just a little toe out up front. Max. the caster.

 

Thanks for the reply so fast guys. The reason that I would run less camber up front than the rear is the FAQ's were showing more rear camber than front. I guess it back off to the alignment rack to have them dial in more negative camber and I will go with that.
Bryan

 

My guess is:
1. limit of the adjustability of camber on OEM?
2. S is prone to oversteer so more negative rear camber helps?

I don't want to see the front tires getting bold in the outter edge with less than -2.....wouldn't it be the case? ...so much to learn about S