Dootz
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10/27/23 7:43 a.m.
Car is basically stock. Gleaming through driveaccord.net, stock alignment specs are as follows:
Front:
OE Camber = -0.3 deg (+/-0.5 deg)
OE Caster = 3.9 deg (+/-0.5 deg)
OE Toe = 0.0 deg (+/-0.3 deg)
Rear:
OE Camber = -1.3 deg (+/-0.5 deg)
OE Toe = 0.3 deg. (+/-0.3 deg)
And what fromt what I've seen, the suspension isn't particularly adjustable for either the front or back. Does anyone else here who currently or used to own one of these cars have a recommendation on parts to install to deal with that issue? Just looking to throw on a bigger rear sway bar and put some summer 225/50r17s on stock 17x7.5s with a good alignment to pull it together (car rolls and pushes too much for me, should have expected it from a mid-size FWD sedan with a V6 on the nose).
Specialty Products Company shows alignment parts for the rear of that chassis while noting the front camber can be adjusted with factory parts. Anything in there help?
Dootz
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10/28/23 5:07 p.m.
In reply to David S. Wallens :
Thanks for the link David, I've gotten a little more informed now in the past day. It appears I would need to get either the 67540 or 67560 kits (not sure why the $100 difference). The front can be adjusted, but not a whole lot it seems.
I would need some kind of alignment spec recommended, because I have no idea how aggressive I should go on the camber/toe without ruining a new set tires quickly.
As a rule, alignment settings need to be less aggressive the wider/lower profile a tire is. Narrow 60 series tires on narrow wheels can live with -3 no problem, I have seen camber wear at -.7 on a Corvette. So it is a bit dependent.
I have a feeling that you will run into tire rub issues against the strut housing before you run into wear issues, if I remember that chassis correctly.
Another general rule of thumb is to have an 8:1 rule for camber and toe. -.8 camber needs +.1 toe, for decent wear. Obviously you will run into other issues if you need to run a lot of toe in for a large amount of camber, but them's the tradeoffs.
My car has similar suspension, with 235/45s on 8" wheels, and I have no significant wear issues at -1 in the front and a little cupping with -1.8 in the rear, with a touch of toe in. I suspect that this is going to be about as much camber as you can mechanically get in the front without going crazy.