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bribri · 01-31-2012, 08:05 AM

looks good. What is the charge for an alignment? Why do you want so much neg camber and toe out?

Viperoni · 02-01-2012, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bribri

looks good. What is the charge for an alignment? Why do you want so much neg camber and toe out?

On the track, I'm wearing the outer edges of the tires like madness. I can see in photos alone that I'm going into positive camber. On the street, not so much, but it's still noticeable even on my streets.

A little bit of toe out on the front helps turning into corners.

bribri · 02-06-2012, 11:39 AM

adding a lot of negative camber will reduce your braking performance. It's too bad that a track set up is not so much fun to drive on a long road trip. Stiff springs and sway bar will help with body roll and the tires will run flatter in corners and straight line; better for braking. There will also be less front end dive which will allow you to use r compound tires without upsetting brake balance (front to rear). It's all a balancing act.
I put the 1.47mm shimes in and found that the back end felt too odd in a corner so i removed them. I might spend some time reduce the thickness to around 1.00mm and try them again.
What track to you go to and with which group? What mods have you done to your Yaris? Any brake upgrades?

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01-31-2012, 08:05 AM	#1
bribri Drives: white stock yris Join Date: May 2009 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 47	looks good. What is the charge for an alignment? Why do you want so much neg camber and toe out?

02-06-2012, 11:39 AM	#3
bribri Drives: white stock yris Join Date: May 2009 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 47	adding a lot of negative camber will reduce your braking performance. It's too bad that a track set up is not so much fun to drive on a long road trip. Stiff springs and sway bar will help with body roll and the tires will run flatter in corners and straight line; better for braking. There will also be less front end dive which will allow you to use r compound tires without upsetting brake balance (front to rear). It's all a balancing act. I put the 1.47mm shimes in and found that the back end felt too odd in a corner so i removed them. I might spend some time reduce the thickness to around 1.00mm and try them again. What track to you go to and with which group? What mods have you done to your Yaris? Any brake upgrades?