Streetgrip Alignment Specs.

[viperman]

Hello All, I just finished installing the Ridetech Streetgrip in my 69 camaro vert. A lot of work, and I learned a lot. Took my time, and it went pretty well. I need to get it to the alignment shop, and was wondering about specs. I don't think I want to have them set it up to the factory numbers, but wondering what most of you guys were using? I'd did the ridetech aluminum tie rod adjusters as well...counting carefully, but I can see my wheels are off. :attn:

This is a street driven car with 17" wheels and tires. Can't wait to feel the difference in ride and handling...The payoff for all the hard work! Thanks.

[ilikeike]

Hopefully you have a shop that is familiar with these old cars that are modified. You want to avoid a place that has a computer do all the thinking for the tech,you might get some positive camber pigeon toed mess if you do.


http://www.pozziracing.com/first_gen_suspension.htm#Alignment%20specs

173640

[dontlifttoshift]

1/2* negative camber

All the caster you can get and still maintain even camber numbers.

1/10* toe in

Go Drive!

[Josh@Ridetech]

1/2* negative camber

All the caster you can get and still maintain even camber numbers.

1/10* toe in

Go Drive!

What Donny said :cheers:

[pitts64]

You need to get yourself a pair of front upper control arms like the SPC arms that SC&C sells with the tall Howe ball joint.

Rear steer linkages really need Delrin bushings since they are under pressure as the car goes forward down the road..

For the time being, I'd go with these specs..

Caster, drivers side 2/ passengers side 2.5 positive..
Camber, both sides .25 degrees negative..
Toe in both sides 1/32-1/32..

Rear steer linkages with a lot of static camber will be all over the road on the straightaway.. But that's just in my area, Western Pa.. Every terrain in this country is different. Flat lands are forgiving with camber and you can crank it up some..

[dontlifttoshift]

Sigh......

Why does he need the SPC arms? To get 2 degrees of caster?

StreetGrip has Delrin bushings........and tall upper ball joints.

Other than my daily driver truck, everything I own has at least 1.75 degrees of negative camber. My 32 would go 90 mph on the interstate with one hand on the wheel and a PBR in the other hand, no problem......that's Chicago Skyway, not I80 in Iowa. New Mustangs and Camaros come off the shipping truck with 1 to 1.5 degrees of negative camber.