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Had my alignment done after my suspension install and I think I should pick up a pair of cc plates. Running -1.5 camber where I mostly drive highway daily, spring/summer only and stored for winter. Installed Steeda Sport springs, Koni orange dampers with GT500 strut mounts. Prefer not to eat up my tires based on how I use my mustang. What do you guys think?
I think you'll be fine at -1.5 camber. I run -2.0 for the track (but also daily for ~8000 miles between March and November) and I don't see any extra wear on the inside of the tire. I'm sure over 40k miles there might be some, but just stay on top of your rotations and you should be fine
plus all the extra front end grip eliminates any understeer you may have experienced on the street before. And taking clover ramps at ludacris sppeds at 1g is fun too!
I agree with 5.Monster. The negative camber shouldn't introduce much wear if you rotate regularly. Uneven wear on the outside edges is usually do to issues with toe in, not camber. Also, which way did you install the GT500 mounts? You can flip them around for more/less camber depending on which way they are mounted. You may be able to flip them around and reduce the negative camber without buying another set of upper mounts.
I think you'll be fine at -1.5 camber. I run -2.0 for the track (but also daily for ~8000 miles between March and November) and I don't see any extra wear on the inside of the tire. I'm sure over 40k miles there might be some, but just stay on top of your rotations and you should be fine
plus all the extra front end grip eliminates any understeer you may have experienced on the street before. And taking clover ramps at ludacris sppeds at 1g is fun too!
Originally Posted by EF1
I agree with 5.Monster. The negative camber shouldn't introduce much wear if you rotate regularly. Uneven wear on the outside edges is usually do to issues with toe in, not camber. Also, which way did you install the GT500 mounts? You can flip them around for more/less camber depending on which way they are mounted. You may be able to flip them around and reduce the negative camber without buying another set of upper mounts.
Originally Posted by Ponywars
i have the same set up as you and didnt need anything for a perfect alignment! mine is a daily driver also! No need for cc or anything else
Thanks guys, not sure why that -1.5 bugged me so much. I'll hold off for now, getting a perforomance shop to align everything front to back on Sat. I installed the mounts per the instructions so I guess my next step would be to rotate those. We'll see what they say on Sat.
As far as rotating, can't because I have the Boss Laguna Secs wheels so it's a staggard setup. Here are a few pics of my setup...
That looks tite! And you got a Watts. I don't think you're going to mind the 1.5 degres one bit!
Thanks! Been fun collecting parts and finally installing them this spring. My OCD kicks in every now and then so I appreciate you guys talking me off the ledge...lol
It's the Whiteline watts link. Honestly, I didn't expect such a drastic difference in handling but it's like night and day. Best word I can use to describe how the rear handles now is stable. Worth every penny!
Thanks 2010GBGT
Looks like you went full Whiteline with their rear sway bar and LCAs, now that I look at it closer.
Yeah, stuck with thier products to minimize noise and still get the performance. Had no experience with them prior to this and was pleasantly surprised with the quality. They make some nice, solid parts for our cars.
Did you do everything at one time, and did you do the work, or have a shop do it?
I did everything myself. Very doable as long as you have a place to work, the tools and can take your time. Did the front one day and the rear the next day. I have a beater so I didn't feel any pressure to finish. At first, I thought I made a mistake installing everything at once until I found a shop that knew what they were doing and aligned it properly. Drove ok but I couldn't get the rear centered properly and the thrust angle was way off.
How did you determine which height to put the pivot point at? I didn't see that in Whiteline's instructions.
Sorry, I don't remember exactly where I read it but I think it was in someone's install thread. They said to install the pivot bracket on the lower holes. The instructions aren't the greatest. I read several threads and modified the Whiteline PDF so it had all correct info when I did the install, like the torque specs.
6/11/17, 08:05 AM
