So I should have gone more in depth I guess. There is no street and track alignment, but there are compromises that are good for both.
With the stock control arms you should be able to get about 2 degrees of positive caster, in this case you want as much as you can get. There is no such thing as too much positive caster, If you can get 10-15 degrees then get it.
Toe is the adjustment that will wipe your tires out the quickest. On a street car 1/16 to 1/8th toe in makes your car "track" nice. On a track car 1/8th toe out will cause better traction on corner entry. For a track car that spends most of its time on the street then no toe "0 degrees" is a good balance.
For camber, on a street car that sees cone days I would run .5, that's why I recommended it, 1 to 1.25 degrees negative might be better though. The limiting factor on this will be your suspension condition, and how straight your bushings, ball joints, and arms are. This is where the alignment tech comes into play, as he has to hit all these numbers while maintaining proper cross caster and cross camber settings, and not shimming the arms into oblivion.
Clear as mud right?
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