Swift springs with SPC rear camber arm ALIGNMENT RESULTS (need help)

Originally Posted by NoHyperbole

The amount of right front negative camber you have is suspicious. After installing Swift springs, my left front camber was the same as yours at -1.3, but my right front camber was -1.8, which I didn't like because of the .5 difference from side to side. Nothing was bent; that's seems to be what happens when you lower the car. The only way to fix the camber issue is getting aftermarket front camber arms (SPL, SPC, etc.), which are adjustable for camber and caster, so that's what I did to dial in my camber. As you mentioned, something may be bent, so you should address that first, and then maybe you should get aftermarket front camber arms so you can dial in the exact camber you want.

As for toe, your numbers are within spec but are on the high side. Excessive toe will wear out tires. A lot of people on here like to run zero toe in front and just a bit of positive toe in back. Positive toe in back helps with high-speed stability. I am a bit more conservative, so I am running the minimum recommended values both front and back, which are .04 front and .08 back.

As for the steering wheel not being straight, that has nothing to do with the amount of toe. I've had the same issue with my car on two separate alignments. It's really annoying, but it's just a matter of the tech really taking the time to perfectly center the wheel and lock it in place before beginning the alignment.

Originally Posted by GordoNx3o9

Thanks for the info! I guess I'll go back to them on Monday to get the toes fixed. .04 front and .08 rear? Or should I do perfect 0 in the front?

How bad is it if i were to leave the front right camber @ -2.3?

Originally Posted by NoHyperbole

If you are autocrossing or tracking the car, then zero toe is more suitable (sometimes even a little toe out, or negative toe, for better turn-in). For a street-driven car, it is better to have some positive toe for stability.

As for your front camber, mine was off by only .5 from left to right, and I didn't like the way the car felt. Yours is off by a full 1 degree, which is far too much. Plus, you may have a bent susupension component, which is causing the excessive negative camber in the first place. So I think you need to do some investigation.

FWIW, I got aftermarket front camber arms, and I am running -2.0 degrees of front camber left and right, and the car certainly feels much better. -2.3 degrees of front camber is a lot for a street-driven car, especially when the other side is only -1.3 degrees.