Drag racing alignment

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gearhedjon

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• Thursday at 1:19 PM

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Going to get my alignment done. Car is a street/ strip car, heavy on strip.
Suspension is stock with new springs, drag shocks, new upper control arms and no stabilizer.
I have these specs: camber -.1, -.2
Caster+4.5
Toe 1/8 in. I have also heard the camber should be at 0 at full droop with me in it.
Any advice?

 

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Supercharged111

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• Thursday at 4:14 PM

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Your alignment sounds fine, what's the problem?

 

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bracketchev1221

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• Thursday at 7:56 PM

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Set the alignment with the front end raised a little so it mimics going down track. Doesn’t matter what the alignment is when it’s parked.

 

Rt Jam

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• Friday at 1:11 PM

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Negative caster is not real important on a drag car with skinny front tires.
I'd aim for about -0.5.

Ideal toe is zero but a bit in is fine too.

 

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Supercharged111

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• Friday at 1:29 PM

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Rt Jam said:

Negative caster is not real important on a drag car with skinny front tires.
I'd aim for about -0.5.

Ideal toe is zero but a bit in is fine too.

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Negative caster would be awful! I think you meant negative camber though? Positive caster good, negative camber good.

 

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Rt Jam

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• Friday at 6:13 PM

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Supercharged111 said:

Negative caster would be awful! I think you meant negative camber though? Positive caster good, negative camber good.

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Absolutely correct. I can go back and edit my reply but since it's been quoted.

Negative caster is bad. I meant to write camber.

 

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gearhedjon

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Rt Jam said:

Absolutely correct. I can go back and edit my reply but since it's been quoted.

Negative caster is bad. I meant to write camber.

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I went with the above settings. Car tracks fine and is stable at speed. Thank you