Alignment help
 

Hello,

I'm going to be doing my own alignment in the next couple days. Hoping for some suggestions.

Here is my setup:
69 Camaro with BBC - iron block, aluminum heads, carb, battery relocated to the trunk. Should be about 550-600hp. Car is 95% a street car / weekend warrior, but will see occasional track use.

Front Suspension - Stock sub, AFX Tall Spindle, Global West upper and lower control arms, QA1 double adjustable coil overs (550/in rate), Baer Trackers, Hotchkiss 1-1/8 hollow bar. Lee 670 Steering box, 245/45/17 front tire.

Rear Suspension - G-Bar with QA1 Double adjustable (225/in rate), Mini-tubbed with 335/35/17 tires, currently no rear sway bar (will change as needed in fine tuning).

Thinking of using the standard street AFX alignment specs:
Camber: -0.5 degrees
Caster: +5 ½ degrees (or as much as I can get)
Toe-in: 1/16 in

Thoughts on these alignment specs? How much more aggressive can I go for a weekend warrior but not where I am buying new tires all the time?

Next question is, how to properly use/set the baer trackers?

I have access to an alignment rack and a come-along. I'm wondering after I set then initial toe, camber and caster if I can pull the suspension through its full travel and adjust the trackers this way, minimize any changes in camber and caster.

Any help, suggestions, hints, corrections or comments very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

As you stated ATS the recommended alignment settings for the street are:
Camber: -0.25 to -0.5 degrees
Caster: +4 to +5 ½ degrees
Toe-in: 1/16 in

This is the setting I used and it seemed to work well. Tyler did tell me that it was aggressive and that it would wear a bit faster.

Just make sure you use a really good guy so your wheels don't get all jacked up!

Will these settings work for most any of our street cars?? My 56 Nomad has a Jim Meyer Chassis (which I've never really been happy with) - and my 37 Ford has a Superior Glass Works chassis - with a Heidts Superride (Mustang 2 style) -- both these cars run coilovers...

I don't know. But I'm sure someone on here does though.

As long as the adjustment is available and your not running manual steering...yes.

I would think it would be highly dependent on suspension geometry.


I'll be doing it myself (as part of suspension and brakes class).

Anyone have any experience with the Baer trackers?