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Suspension refreshed...Alignment suggestions

Just finished up with the suspension refresh on my '87 and my quick tape measure alignment got me up and running enough to test her out. Handling is great and the 23/31 T-bars seems perfect, especially when paired we a fine pair of Hotbits adjustable dampers. With the damping turned down, the ride is firm, but not harsh at all. Turn them up half way and it starts to get pretty stiff and turn in gets even quicker. Didn't go much more then that, but based on my dyno tuning from before, the parts have a huge adjustment range. Also, I should note, that the Powerflex bushings seem quiet so far. Now l need to set the alignment. What are people running on their dual purpose setups?

Current ride height is 24" rear and 24 3/8" front.




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Nice job. You running 15x7, 15x8?
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Yes 15 x 7/8 shown there. Also have a set of 16x6/7 and was thinking about getting a pair of 16x8 or 9 replicas for some tire options. Nothing available besides R compounds for these things.
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Don't get 16x9, selection is no better for those than the 15's.
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I like the look of 15's but with such a junk tire selection (unless you want a 23" tall tire) it's hard to make a case to keep them.
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Alignment depends on your tires and intended use. For mostly street driven the stock settings are good.

If you autocross or track then you want more negative camber settings. Too much negative camber and the car will be darty on the street and you will wear the inside edges of your tires quickly.

I'm running -2degrees camber front and rear. As it turns out, on the track my tires wear more to the outside edges and on the street more on the inside. On my car with my driving it balances out. YRMV.

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