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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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alright, im doing springs, shocks, rear lower control arms, and caster/camber plates in the stang. does anybody have a good like default caster or camber angles that are good for the street? Or what do you recommend for my adjustment? POsitive negative camber? caster? whats the best for handling and street driving
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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i recommend getting an alignment professionally done.
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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get the strut as straight as possible for now then get an allignment not that much
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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yeah but liek which is better more postive camber? or more negative camber? liek does anybody know the setup on their car that works well?
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 12:12 AM
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positive caster will give the car a better feel at higher speeds

have to jackup the front-end while adjusting the plates which makes it harder to get it accurate
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 03:28 AM
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Defintately go positive caster. 2-4 deg.

As for camber. Always negative. How much is going to depend on how much you are willing to sacrifice in tire wear vs handling. More = more. If that makes any sense to you.

Toe is 0 for tire life. Toe out for solo parking lot style racing, toe in for high speed.
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