Tire Rub?

[Norm Peterson]

chopper - going from a little positive static camber to a little negative static camber will improve the front tire grip situation in turns, meaning that the car will be capable of slightly higher lateral g's and will not understeer quite as much (lateral g's and understeer are related terms/measures, but are not synonyms).

As far as any recommendation for camber is concerned, that will vary a bit depending on the rest of the car's setup, the level of enthusiasm anticipated in the car's normal operation, and a number of other considerations. It's probably easier to justify a small negative setting when you're running noticeably stiffer than OE springs, as nose dive/suspension compression under braking won't push the tires as far negative (and wear out the inside shoulders as rapidly). Fatman is likely just being conservative, as he probably does not know enough of the other details or anything about your personal driving capabilities to be comfortable recommending anything more aggressive.

As far as spring rates on domestic cars in the 3300 - 3500 lb range with SLA suspension goes, 600-ish is not a deal-breaker in terms of ride. It's not possible to get any more precise, as the suspension motion ratios also have considerable effect. FWIW, my Malibu with 640 lb/in Moogs up front and 165 lb/in in the rear is entirely acceptable on either a daily-drive or long trip basis. IMHO, anyway.

Norm

[chopperroxie]

Thanks for the info. After installing the speedway springs (575) and adjusting the ride height, it seemed to have corrected it. I think I will have the alignment shop change the camber though. Moving it from +.5 to -.5 will probably allow me to lower it even more too, as well as improve handling.

I'm loving this adjustable suspension though, adjustable ride height, adjustable QA1 shocks, this is awesome.

Thanks

Corey