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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 03:00 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by amtg4u
[B]Try going to this thread

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthre...?threadid=43091

It is the TSB for the revised alignment setting.
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 03:00 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by amtg4u
[B]Try going to this thread

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthre...?threadid=43091

It is the TSB for the revised alignment setting.
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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I just put a set of Buddy Club Racing Spec Coilovers on my S2000 and looking for some guidance on what my ALIGNMENT SPECS should be. I am also running 18" Volk LE37T's (Front 225/40, Rear 245/35 Toyo Proxes T1-S).



Thanks in advance for the advice.
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Old Jul 3, 2002 | 03:13 PM
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John, doesn't matter too much what you are running in shocks or wheels IMO, but I think a good setup would be one of those already suggested. What I typically recommend:

front camber -1.25 to -1.5 in the front
front caster +6 or as close to as possible
front toe - zero/0
rear camber -2.0 (or, because your car will probably be lower than a stock S, you should try to get as positive to that as possible)
rear toe 1/8" to 1/4" toe IN

Hope this helps.

btw, with new springs, let them settle for at least a week before getting them aligned.
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Old Jul 3, 2002 | 08:07 PM
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Thanks!
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Old Jul 4, 2002 | 01:13 PM
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I know what camber and toe are,
But I don't know what caster is, a quick explanation would be cool.
Thanks.
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Old Jul 4, 2002 | 02:43 PM
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Simply put, if camber is the x axis, and toe is the y axis, then we can say caster is the z axis. For example, a motorcycle's front wheel has lots of positive caster.
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Old Jul 5, 2002 | 07:59 AM
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This makes nosense to me.
In this case couldn't you rotate the caster 180 degrees and still have nothing changed. It's a wheel, the Z axis would be rotating the wheel like it does when being rolled.

This is what I see.
Shine some light please.
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Old Jul 5, 2002 | 09:50 AM
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It's clearer with pics, I'm sure:



The above pic is from here:

http://206.117.169.65/alignment.htm
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Old Jul 5, 2002 | 11:11 AM
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When the steering angle is 0
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