Front end alignment specs for lowered car

[JTDBT903]

I just dropped my car and want to do an alignment on it and I can't find any good posts on alignment specs. Anybody that is dropped have any good suggestions? What do you think for a DD thats been dropped about 1.5''-2''.

-1 camber [or should I go -1.5]
0 toe?

Should I do the rear washer trick to add some negative camber before I take it in?

[Viperoni]

On my echo I'm running -1.5 degrees and 0 toe all around, turns in good and sticks good too. I could use more camber for the track, but on the street it's good.

Don't worry about washers, the alignment tech will/should have round shims that will do the job properly.

[why?]

Do you track it? And do you mean the rear suspension thing moving the bolt up by rear washer trick? If you do, I'd say absolutely.

If you don't track the car then I would say no negative camber, if you do then, go for as much as you can stand.

[JTDBT903]

Does anybody have the factory sloppy specs for the alignment?

No I don't track the car [maybe one day] I just want the most out of handling on a daily driver.

I just put the stainless washers behind the lower two bolts on the rear hub for some negative camber. I thought it would give me close to -1 but sheesh it looks like alot more than that! I have an appointment for the alignment tomorrow and would like to be able to tell the guy how I want it but right now I'm still not sure what would be best for a DD.

Nobody have any problems/tire wear with this on all four:
-1 camber
0 Toe

[why?]

Originally Posted by JTDBT903

Does anybody have the factory sloppy specs for the alignment?

No I don't track the car [maybe one day] I just want the most out of handling on a daily driver.

I just put the stainless washers behind the lower two bolts on the rear hub for some negative camber. I thought it would give me close to -1 but sheesh it looks like alot more than that! I have an appointment for the alignment tomorrow and would like to be able to tell the guy how I want it but right now I'm still not sure what would be best for a DD.

Nobody have any problems/tire wear with this on all four:
-1 camber
0 Toe

I wouldn't go a full -1 camber on the fronts. It isn't necessary and just hurts traction on an already traction hurting thin tire.

I wonder what Jason@SportsCar runs?

Oh, and any alignment shop will be able to pull up the factory specs for you.

[Viperoni]

I would definitely run -1 camber and 0 toe on the front, -1 camber and a bit of toe in (say 1/4 degree total) on the rear for extra stability and less wandering.

I've been running the specs in my first post in this thread for close to 1000 miles, but I drive my car a lot harder than the average driver so I'm not a good basis for comparison. I can tell you that I am getting more outside tire wear than inside, even on the rears; I have brand new Hankook RS3's, and they have a flame molded into the 2nd and 4th thread grooves, the flame on the outside of either tire is noticably more worn than the inside flame.