S2KI Honda S2000 Forums - Track Only Alignment

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Originally Posted by Fokker (Post 23849178)

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Originally Posted by 8kGoodENuff' timestamp='1452530617' post='23849088

For those of you that are running -3.0+ camber in the front, do you have that "numb" feeling in the steering?

I only have -2.25 up front and the feeling of the steering not wanting to re-align itself back to "straight", in addition to the "numb" feeling, gives me lack of confidence, not allowing me to drive the car as aggressively as before.

Thanks.

The feedback sensed can also be dependent on the tires used. My steering does not feel numb even with -3.0. What is your caster set at? A high caster will induce the return to center behavior in the steering wheel.

Fokker... thank you for your attention... sorry it's taken me this long to get back to you... :hidebc:

I do have a different setup than my last and here are the previous and current setups:

Previous Setup:

Wheels: Enkei RPF1 (17x8 +45 F; 17x9 +45 R)
Tires: Dunlop Direzzas Z1 Star Spec (235/45/17 F; 255/40/17 R)
Alignment:

Front Camber: -1.5
Front Caster: 6.2 (I asked to max out)
Front Toe: 0.0
Rear Camber: -2.25
Rear Toe: 0.24" Total (IN)

Current Setup:

Wheels: Enkei RPF1 (17x9 +45 F; 17x9 +45 R)
Tires: Dunlop Direzzas Z2 (245/40/17 F; 255/40/17 R)
Alignment:

Front Camber: -2.25
Front Caster: 6.8 (I asked to max out)
Front Toe: 0.0
Rear Camber: -2.5
Rear Toe: 0.25" Total (IN)

Difference:

Wider Front Wheel: 8" to 9"
Wider Front Tire: 235/45 to 245/40
Front Camber: -1.5 to -2.25
Front Caster: 6.2 to 6.8 (Asked to max out on both occasions. Same as you thought, figured more caster would help with return to straight but didn't to my surprise.)
Rear Camber: -2.25 to -2.5

Hope this is enough info.

Thank You.