Settings Front and Rear on a S13 (240SX) Camber, Caster, Toe

[Shogun]

Hi.What settings do you have?I know well about the original settings but what is the best if I lower the car...let say 2-3 inches? (Got the MR coilovers and full set of rods/arms).

OK. I have read this zerothread?id=103856but I would like to know a little bit more about what your settings are and the experiences you have with handling, tyre wear etc.

4 example (thanks sixxdeuce):Tein He's dampners set at 10/16 and 12/16 about 3" drop in height-2.8 front camber-2 rear camber, jic upper arms+7.5 front caster,project silvia tc rods1/16" toe in front, tein tie rods with spacers1/16" toe out rearVLSD16x7.5 -5 volks with 205/50/16 dunlop fm901'spilot stb's


Modified by Shogun at 9:54 PM 6/12/2005

[jiinkz]

my settings are FRONT:camber: -2.5caster: 8.51/16 total toe out

REAR: camber: -3toe: 1/16 total toe in

quick run down of what does what the excessive caster in the front allows for better response in my opinion while at higher angles

camber is only going to be effective to a cerain point, and once i went over 2.5 it was starting to lose front end traction

toe out in the front makes for very snappy turn ins and makes it look rad when you initiate

toe in in the rear again makes for snappy initiations and a ton of control, same thing with rear camber which adds a crap ton of grip when on throttle and sliding.

sure rear toe out makes you get a ton of oversteer, but it makes it hard once you go to higher speed courses where you initiate a well over 80mph (low 90s at the last track we were on) and makes the car very jittery and unstable.

i really dont have time right now to break down what everything does, so, i'll let Kamin do that for me. :P

[Joe]

i really dont have time right now to break down what everything does, so, i'll let Kamin do that for me. :P

[Project S13]

Yeah...that just about covers it. Well said

[Florida240sx]

lol

[Fenvy]

god am I the only one with factory camber setting despite the adjustable ruca and adjustable camber plate? I think it's 0 or -0.5 all around

[240SicknessX]

im about -.5 all around, which is just a tad more then spec.

[Project S13]

oh, right, there was a question asked haha. Alright:

Frontcamber: -1.5caster: 7toe: 0

RearCamber: -1.7toe: 0 before hicas engages lol

The car handles decent; it corners well, accelerates/brakes well, grip or drifts with some stability. Would prefer less camber in the rear (would prefer same as front, but no rucas). This summer I plan on picking up a set so we'll see about future settings.

[doriJDM180SX]

My current settings:

Front:Camber: -2Caster: 7Toe: Stock

RearCamber: -1.5Toe: Stock

[sixxdeuce]

My setup is the one listed in the 1st post.Since I switched the crap vlsd for a 2-way i no longer plan on running the toe out in rear, it was nice for vlsd tho.

[240SicknessX]

what are the advantages and disadvantages of running more caster? are the effects really that noticable?

[sdtouge]

front camber maxed out at - 1.3 degrees lol. plan to get camber plates and run about 2.5 - 3

rear is at -2 and i love it.

[santi]

hm maybe i should get an alignment one day..

[Shogun]

Thanks a lot guys.This makes life much easier. Will try out some settings