John Ellis

I've read elsewhere in this forums, by postings by Norm Peterson, for example, that many S197 Mustangs can have different cambers up front when the car was built.

At a recent alignment, my Bullitt's left side front camber was -0.8 degrees and right side front camber was -1.2 degrees. The resulting cross camber value of 0.4 degrees is supposedly within an acceptable range (-0.8 to 0.8 ) according to the alignment shop's printout for 05-'09 Mustangs. Are these differences in camber anything I should seek to equalize, and if so, how given the limited adjustment of my GT500 strut mounts?

SpartaPerformance

Don't bother. It is what it is, you'll never get it perfect on a street car with street suspension, in fact it doesn't even matter.

JAJ

When I had a race shop set up my GT for me, they told me the K-member was off center.

Norm Peterson

At least the cross is in the "right" direction for the car to always be trying to counteract a natural tendency to drift down the road crown toward the right side gutter.

0.4° cross is probably a little higher than necessary, but the -1.2° shouldn't be a problem if the toe is good and you get out on a few twisty 3-digit county routes from time to time and drive with a bit of enthusiasm. Might not be as good for a highway-driven-only commuter car or laid-back weekend cruiser though.


Norm