GT350 Track Alignment

[La8apx]

Yes, my question for La8apx, what wheel/tire combo have you been running that seemed to work well enough with what you could align to in stock trim?

So far I have only had time to do one track day and that was on stock tires at 26psi cold.

I plan to test fit and try a set of my Spec Mustang wheel sets which are Jongbloed 18X10.5 with some of my cycled A7's once Cortex finishes their camber plates AND I can sneak it on the track during a test day.

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[ohtobbad]

does anyone know the stock settings.
IE: street use?

 

[Stuntman]

A tire pyrometer (probe type) will tell you if you need more camber or not. Wider tires generally need less camber than narrower ones. I'd be surprised if your tire temps indicated a need for over -3*

 

[Trackaholic]

So far I have only had time to do one track day and that was on stock tires at 26psi cold.

I plan to test fit and try a set of my Spec Mustang wheel sets which are Jongbloed 18X10.5 with some of my cycled A7's once Cortex finishes their camber plates AND I can sneak it on the track during a test day.

Any updates on this? Have you checked to see if the 18's will clear the brakes?

-T

 

[Stuntman]

18s will NOT fit.

 

[Voodooo]

I run -2.0 degrees front at 0 toe front
And -1.7 degrees rear at 0 toe rear
I use 11x19 forgelines with 305/30zr19 pilot sport cup 2's with vorshlag camber plates and R springs all 4 corners with a R rear sway bar. I also have cortex front and rear Control arm bearings, BMR front and rear adjustable sway bar end links, BMR vertical links, toe links, diff and IRS cradle bushings. The rear IRS cradle bushings on these cars with sticky tires and hard track racing can destroy them in short time. I was told by a racer of a S550 GT that his are already gone.

 

[RoadRacer]

Installed the MM adjustable caster/camber plates and the car goes in Thursday for 4-wheel alignment. I'm going to have it set to the Ford track recommendation. I don't have any HPDE days planned until later in the Fall so won't be able to report performance results.

 

[ohtobbad]

Installed the MM adjustable caster/camber plates and the car goes in Thursday for 4-wheel alignment. I'm going to have it set to the Ford track recommendation. I don't have any HPDE days planned until later in the Fall so won't be able to report performance results.

You don't want track setting for the street.
Track settings are designed to give you the most on track days.
But will wear your front tires twice as fast.

 

[ohtobbad]

So no one actually knows the factory settings.
Toe, camber etc?
I am not asking what they suggest setting it to for track events.
I want to know what its at before you change it.

 

[RoadRacer]

No, I do want the track settings! I don't agree that 1.5 deg of negative camber is extreme. I'll take my chances on front tire wear but I appreciate your concern.

 

[JAJ]

So no one actually knows the factory settings.
Toe, camber etc?
I am not asking what they suggest setting it to for track events.
I want to know what its at before you change it.

Front Camber: -1.03 +/- 0.75 degrees
Front Toe: 0.0 degrees
Front total Toe: 0 +/- 0.2 degrees
Front Caster: 6.91 +/- 0.75 degrees

Rear Camber: -1.5 +/- 0.75 degrees
Rear Toe: 0.12 +/- 0.2 degrees
Rear total Toe: 0.23 +/- 0.2 degrees

As an aside, my car rolled out of the factory with -1.4 degrees negative camber at the front and -1.5 degrees at the rear.

 

[ohtobbad]

Front Camber: -1.03 +/- 0.75 degrees
Front Toe: 0.0 degrees
Front total Toe: 0 +/- 0.2 degrees
Front Caster: 6.91 +/- 0.75 degrees

Rear Camber: -1.5 +/- 0.75 degrees
Rear Toe: 0.12 +/- 0.2 degrees
Rear total Toe: 0.23 +/- 0.2 degrees

As an aside, my car rolled out of the factory with -1.4 degrees negative camber at the front and -1.5 degrees at the rear.

thanks for the list.
I called ford Performance today, they emailed the factory settings for every Mustang, As always they go above and beyond.
Now I have a starting point.

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