aeronca65t
Great Pumpkin
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I race with a group of amateurs and vintage racers and everyone seems to have his own idea about tires and alignment. The tire companies only provide very general info on this. I've read varous books and articles on this stuff too.
Over the years, I've tried to set up my cars in a fashion that seems sensible in terms of tires and alignment.
Like most British sports cars, mine is front-engine, rear wheel drive.
I am using Yoko A032R (soft) or Kumho Ecxsta V700s (shaved DOT/race tires) that are 175-60-13 (a pretty modest size partly due to the fact that I am running stock steel wheels).
Here's my question:
I run around 36 to 38 psi HOT in my tires, I run about 3 degrees of negative camber in the front end and I am using about 0 to 1/32 inch of toe-in on the front end.
How does this compare to some of you other fellows?
I realize that different types of cars will have different setups, so I know this stuff isn't directly comparable. Still, I think it's useful to compare.
Caster is stock and bump steer is about as good as I can get it.
Over the years, I've tried to set up my cars in a fashion that seems sensible in terms of tires and alignment.
Like most British sports cars, mine is front-engine, rear wheel drive.
I am using Yoko A032R (soft) or Kumho Ecxsta V700s (shaved DOT/race tires) that are 175-60-13 (a pretty modest size partly due to the fact that I am running stock steel wheels).
Here's my question:
I run around 36 to 38 psi HOT in my tires, I run about 3 degrees of negative camber in the front end and I am using about 0 to 1/32 inch of toe-in on the front end.
How does this compare to some of you other fellows?
I realize that different types of cars will have different setups, so I know this stuff isn't directly comparable. Still, I think it's useful to compare.
Caster is stock and bump steer is about as good as I can get it.