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Hello, I have a 1992 mustang 5L with your maximum grip box (stock front and
rear sway bar) Just have a few question about front end alignment set up.
car is mostly street driven, but do road course it often. Bilstien HD shocks
and struts. 350 lbs front springs and 225 lbs rear springs.. 245/45/17 tires
1. is there a ride height that the suspesion works best at? car now,
measured from ground to fender is 26" front, 26 3/4" rear
2. front control arm mounting holes, upper or lower? currently in upper holes
3. base toe setting? currently running 0 toe, 3.5 degrees caster, -1.8 degrees camber
4. when setting bump steer, I know zero change is best but is it better to
toe in or out in compression Thanks for your help, Brad
Maximum motorsports reply
Hey there Brad,
1...
-I would recommend bringing the front end up 3/4 of an inch to 1 inch.
-The rear is good where it's at.
2...
-Stick with the Upper Holes
3...
-Zero Toe is a good base setting. Street cars are usually slightly toed in,
track cars are slightly toed out. A slight toe out will increase your turn
in response, but also increase your tire wear for street driving.
-Around 6 degrees of caster would be nice, but you will get a slight
increase in steering effort.
-Camber will be decided by what tires you're running. The softer the
sidewall, the more the tire leans over in the corner, the more camber you
need to maintain a good contact patch. On most of our track based cars we
will run about 3 degrees of negative camber.
4...
-As you said, zero is always the best in the front. But if you can't get
there, a slight toe in would be nice under compression.
Thanks,
Kolton Sinclaire
MM R&D Technician