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I'm getting a 4 wheel alignment done tomorrow and am wondering what the best set-up for street would be?

How do skylines react to changes in toe/camber/castor and what effect does ride height have?

I always like to run a bit more castor than usual. I'm not terribly worried about feel but like the slightly lighter steering and better self-centering that comes with more castor.

As for toe/camber, I don't push it much on the road so again, I'm chasing absolute grip in lieu of driver friendliness, but what have other experienced?

Also, my car has been lowered quite a bit. Any other tips on avoiding tram tracking and the like?

I'm a bit of a alignment Nazi and have taken cars back once or twice to get a workshop to have another go. I'd rather avoid that by giving them an idea of what I want before it goes up for an alignment.

What say you?

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  • 3 weeks later...

my car is street/track

front:

camber: -3 degrees

toe: 3mm toe out

castor: 6 try 7 more the btter.

rear:

camber: near 1...depends on your wheels and fitment.

toe near: 1mm each side.

Traction rods: 5mm longer

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I would hate to see how you wear front tyres with the above wheel alignment specs. They would be great for track but terrible for street.

Mine: R33 gtst, 17x9.5" +18mm offset drifteks.

Street setting: Front.

Camber: -2deg

Castor: 6.5deg

Toe in: 2mm total (1mm per side)

Rear.

Camber: -1 to -1.5deg

Toe in: 1.5mm total (.75mm per side)

Got standard traction rods.

I work at City Suspension in Brisbane and can change my wheel alignment before going out to the track, which is nice. Those W/A specs are what I run on the street because I like to get the most out of my tyres on the street while still handling well enough for street driving.

Also, to the original poster, more positive castor will make steering heavy not lighter, and will also give greater feel and response.

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Make steering heavier?

I wound in a heap of castor on my Datto and it lightened up the steering. Maybe I was dreaming it.

I have had the alignment done. I'm not terribly happy with it. It pull right a touch but I think this may be a chassis related problem rather than a wheel alignment problem.

I need to find a workshop with a Data Liner. I want to bolt my car down and check how straight it is. I'm pretty sure it's out. The car has had a hit on the front left at some stage, but has been repaired pretty well. It was not a write-off (according to REVS).

There is a fair bit of damage on the chassis rail, which seems to be pretty common on Skylines. I'm wondering if this is due to jacking/lifting or a prang. It doesn't look compressed.

I probably should start another thread about Data Liners - it'll get lost here.

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Cowboy1600 do you have directional tyres on the front? Could you do a "left to right" with the front wheels?

If not try putting 5-10psi more pressure in the right tyre than the left. See how your pull right goes after those things.

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Cowboy1600 do you have directional tyres on the front? Could you do a "left to right" with the front wheels?

If not try putting 5-10psi more pressure in the right tyre than the left. See how your pull right goes after those things.

All the tyres were brand new and inflated equally at the time of the front end alignment.

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