Track wheel alignment.

[Thebusofwoe]

Hi guys and gals.

We are currently in the process of getting our Pro-Align equipment replaced at work, so I thought I would get the ideas flowing.

What is the best setup regarding 4 wheel alignment for track use?? I have never got it done on the Lude since I rebuilt it So I will be taking the opportunity to set it up once our kit is working and the Lude is working

Will a fast road set up be good? if so, anyone know what the figures would be?? Whilst im at it, Does anyone know of any reliable adjustable top arms for the prelude to adjust camber?? See a lot for civic's ect but not much, if anything for the ludes

Cheers guys

[W1ggz]

Pretty sure bennyboy knows the numbers for the best setup

[JEBB4]

+1 on this, I have laser alignment kit at my work and would be nice to know a good set up for fast road and track..

also +1 on the camber arms with sliding ball joint.. I found some skunk 2 ones iirc but think they were a monumental price

[Merlin]

Does anyone know of any reliable adjustable top arms for the prelude to adjust camber??

Unless you have a track only car I would not bother, it will make it a bitch on the road. Even if you have a track only car camber adjustment is the final thing that should be installed IMO, cherry on the cake kind of deal. IMO you'd see more of a performance increase by using that money on better tyres. Do you have uprated ARB's, good coilovers & full polybushed?

If you are lowered you will have a little bit of natural negative camber anyway.

For wheel alignment settings you could go for a bit of toe out on the rear to promote oversteer which reportedly helps the car into corners. The downside of toe out is that if you are trail braker (as I am) it can be a handful sometimes, especially in the wet.

[bennyboy]

Pretty sure bennyboy knows the numbers for the best setup

I'm afraid I don't have any numbers, all I can say is I have a PAW 'fast road' setup, and it's awesome.
As Merlin says, very much doubt you'd need a camber kit.

[Thebusofwoe]

Cool thanks guys. Coilover suspension is next on the list of big things to buy. It's currently fully polly bushed on eibach springs. Waiting for robs coil overs to become available. Again, hopefully getting the arb's done early next year too. I will leave the camber adjustment for now then.

Another thing, is there an uprated option for the front roll bar??

[Merlin]

The fronts are becoming increasingly hard to get hold of. Of the manufactures that make uprated ARB's (Whiteline, Tanabe, Ultra Racing, Progress) I think that it is only Whiteline and Tanabe that do them, I may be mistaken though.

There are quite a few grip upgrades that you can do before resorting to camber adjustment IMO. For example the Innovative Mounts traction bar vastly improved my turn in grip.

[Thebusofwoe]

Ok so better get one sooner rather than later then

Yes we'll all I see and hear is great things about these traction bars. Downside is expense. And hard to get ahold of I also don't like the idea of it not have a front engine mount position. Or does it ??

[Merlin]

You can get a traction bar (Explicit Performance) that has the front mount but it is more expensive and you have to wait a long time for it to be made. The Innovative Mounts traction bar is cheaper and easier to get hold of, but it has no front mount so you have to use a set of stiff engine mounts.

[Thebusofwoe]

Thanks Merlin. I like the idea of keeping the front mount if I'm honest.