Hey jazzer(or anyone that wants to give their opinion), should I ask for anything special when I go get my alignment?

 

If your looking to rip corners, I would run as much neg. camber as you feel you can afford, in the way of replacing tires sooner than otherwise. I run -2° and will likely go to -2.5+° during my work this winter. That is a LOT of neg. camber and don't recommend going over 1° unless you are a real serious corner carving enthusiast.

Your car can certainly use some additional caster, especially since you are running a wider than OEM tire/wheel up front. I don't recall what I run, but I will run more than you would need, as I have 10" wheels up front. I will find out during my work this Winter and let you know. Be sure to hit me up in a month or two, if I forget to come back here and update.

Jazzer

 

Yes, all the caster you can adjust in is a good way to go. A bunch of negative camber helps a lot. The toe is a huge factor in tire wear. A little toe-out helps get the car to turn in well, but can cause some real problems with tire wear. Toe-out will also drive like it has a mind of its own on crowned road surfaces. If your dynamic toe is at zero, you can run a little more negative camber without terrible wear issues, but if you mix negative camber with much toe the wear issues will grow quickly.

I run between 2 and 2.25 degrees of negative camber on my DD and the tire wear is not bad, but I have just a little static toe-in so it goes to around zero when in motion(less rolling resistance at the drag strip also).

I suggest; all the caster you can get, around 1.5 degrees negative camber, and a little toe-in (depends upon how worn your front bushings are).

 

Should I get the same camber, caster and toe in front and rear?

 

I got it all done!!!! Looks great, and runs very smooth! One problem i am having though, is that it is making a clunking sound whenever the car goes over a bump or takes a sharp turn. I still need to get it aligned, but I am very pleased overall. If anyone could give me any ideas on what it could be, id greatly appreciate it!

 

need more of a description of the noise and where it sounds like its coming from without being able to hear it first hand. I know my coilover setup is dead silent.

 

I just noticed this..... Why would you WANT to install ABS brakes? Must be a lot of work, just to have a PITA item on your ride

 

Did you install the washer type needle bearing washer and stepped spacer correctly UNDERNEATH the strut tower and not above is. I made this mistake at first as the directions are misleading. My upr coilovers and 4 bolt CCs make no noise.

 

I dodnt put abs on my car. I had to make custon brake hoses and a custom brass block to make it work, because the rear brakes lines are different from a non abs car to an abs car, and the non abs brake hoses arent really long enough to work correctly. So I had to drive all over the place to get the correct banjo bolts and an npt tap.

Also, I found the clunking noise. I guess I didnt tighten up the passanger front strut all the way and moved up and down when turning or going over a bump. I put the bearings in correctly and it is much smoother then the stock setup!

 

i was just about to suggest this, i did the EXACT same thing on my brothers car when i did the work to his... doh!!!