Camber and Toe-in on SC, Please.

[Gunter]

Replaced suspension bushings and the ride height is 25 inches front, and 24.5 inches rear. For mildly agressive street driving, what do the gurus recommend for camber and toe-in? Is 1/2 degree negative front, and 1 degree negative rear about right? And for toe-in, the same for front and rear? Like 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch negative measured right across at the tires? Or what are your preferences? This is not for racing. Thanx.

[Wil Ferch]

Hello:
you're going to get a lot of different answers here..and a lot of it is personal, and also depends how you intend to use the car. Start off by looking at factory specs, if nothing else in that it establishes a baseline. I would think for mildly aggressive street driving, about half a degree negative camber front , and one degree negative camber rear is OK...get 6+ degrees ( spec) caster in front . or even greater if possible ( to max). Note:... if camber is set equal front-to-rear..car will be more neutral in high speed sweepers....normally 1/2 degree more rear camber induces a bit more stability in terms of inducing understeer. Actually, if you don't mind a bit more tire wear, you might try to get 1 degree negative front camber, and 1.5 degrees rear. Some guys wanting real neutral will try for 1.5 camber front and rear, but this is hard to achieve without modifying the adjustment slots in the front...
Slight toe-in is generally desirable, opt for 1/16" or so. This is ( IMHO) not as critical to get "spot" on , since there is so much rubber deflection going on in this area, but a "touch" of toe-in promotes stability.
--Wil Ferch