What's your preferred alignment specs with your current suspension setup?

[BATMANs]

My NSX is lowered and I will be installing the SOS adjustable sway bars.

Currently I still have a little more push in the front on the 235/40/17 set up and don't mind more negative camber since tire wear is not a real issue for me.

I'm open to recommendations.

 

[mickeylex]

Since your car is lowered, you are probably already between -2 to -3 degrees in your rear camber, so not sure if you really need more back there.

Where are you setting the toe (front and rear)?

 

[BATMANs]

I don't have specs on the alignment since I bought the car.

 

[MvM]

My data is as follows:
Car has TEIN-RA suspension, rear OEM swaybar, front Type-R swaybar.
Am using 225/35ZR17 tires in front, 265/35ZR18 in the rear. Car is lowered about 1.3"

Rear: Camer is -2 degrees. Can't get it any less than that. Toe-in in the rear is set at 5mm.

Front:
OEM settings.

Car corners very neutral with excellent grip.

Question: Do you like the 235/40ZR17 setup in de front. Do you have any rubbing issues?

 

[BATMANs]

I just talked to my buddy that set my FD's alignment up (which has out slalomed and cornered most things on the road) and here are the specs that he recommended with absolute performance in mind and little regards for tire wear (per my request):

Front Toe: +.20
Front Camber: -2.5
Front Caster: Max it out

Rear toe: +.30
Rear camber: -3.0

Ballast for one driver in the car during alignment.

 

[nsxnut]

I just talked to my buddy that set my FD's alignment up (which has out slalomed and cornered most things on the road) and here are the specs that he recommended with absolute performance in mind and little regards for tire wear (per my request):

Front Toe: +.20
Front Camber: -2.5
Front Caster: Max it out

Rear toe: +.30
Rear camber: -3.0

Ballast for one driver in the car during alignment.

I think you meant to say negative toe on front and positive toe rear.

I want only a small amount of toe. 1/16 total front and rear or .0625

Total front 1/16 1/32 each side.
Total rear 1/16

Camber you want more front camber than rear ~1/2 deg. Unless you have offset bushing on the front it will hard to get as much as you would like.

I have the offset camber bushing and get.
3.1 deg Front
2.6 deg Rear

My caster is maxed out. 9.9 deg each side. No offset for road crown.
This will make the steering heavy. If this is a street car you may not want to do this?

Check you ride height. You want a little forward rake.

My car is a track car. On the street the car will be nervious. The car is wonderful on the track.

Later,
Don

 

[BATMANs]

Mines a street car with occasional "spirited" driving....

 

[sojusoulja]

my recent settings are
Front:
-1.5 camber
-.15 toe
Rear:
-2.5 camber
0.15 toe


i don't have too much room to maneuver with the caber since my car is lowered. For the rears you want some toe for stability reasons. Obviously this will affect your tires life.

 

[nsxnut]

Mines a street car with occasional "spirited" driving....

Maxing out the caster for the street may not be ideal?

Later,
Don

 

[BATMANs]

Shad at Driving Ambition gave me these specs to try out:

Front Camber -2.5
Front Caster 7 - 8 degrees
Front Toe Out 2mm

Rear Camber -2.0
Rear Toe in 2mm

Anyone try this on alignment and if so, how did the NSX feel?

I'm asking since the front has more negative camber......

 

[stuntman]

Here's a great thread with a bunch of setups and alignments for tracked NSXs:

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133341&highlight=post+setup


Both setups (more camber front relative to rear - and more camber rear relative to front) will work and will depend on/be affected by the car's setup as a whole. Including: spring rate, tire size, sway bars, weight distribution, downforce, etc...

However I don't think you'll be able to get much more than -1.5* of front camber with the stock range of adjustment. -1.5* front and -2.5* rear does work quite well with many setups.


Billy