Heading to the shop next weekend to have new tires mounted and alignment done. I'm lowered to one-finger gap on AP2v2 wheels and previously was running the factory AP2 US alignment specs. Tires are 225/245. However, I now have 15mm spacers in the rear only and want to up the camber a little for big bump clearance. I've been wanting to lessen the rear toe also. I know Honda recommended a lot of toe to tame the rear end, but it eats tires. My shop measures everything in degrees on their laser rack. Car isn't tracked but driven hard on the street. Any thoughts on the following specs? Thanks for the help!

Front

Toe: none
Camber: -0.8 deg
Caster: +6.0 deg

Rear

Toe: IN 0.06 deg
Camber: -2.0 deg

 

Sounds like good specs to me...although I would want a little more camber up front.

 

Agreed.

-1.3 F, -2.4 R for me.

But, I only put on 3,000 miles a year and track the car occasionally. My alignment is a very nice setup for both street and track use.

 

Cool. How much toe are you guys running, if any?

 

.13 rear actually...0 front.

 

I agree with RedCelica I used his alignment and when a little more on the front camber and caster noes the car is on rails. Rear toe is -1/32 right side and 0 on the left side, but when I get in the car the rear toe evens out to -.10 total rear toe. Find a great tire shop to do the alignment, it is worth the money spent. Later BD

 

For an everyday driver toe I'd run something like .2 to .24 total toe in (.1 to .12 each side). Or just go 1/16 toe in, 1/8 total toe if they require it in those units.

Go to a good alignment shop that knows what they're doing and ask to sit in in the car while they perform the alignment.

 

Does body weight really affect alignment that much?

 

Depends on how soft/firm your sprung. Every car is different in that regard.