by Dan Chambers on Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:10 pm
Leigh:
Depending on your ride-height and other factors (spring rates, torsion bar diameter, shock's capabilities, etc) you can run a -2.0 to -2.5 front camber and -2.0 rear camber for very good AX handling on fairly stock springs/torsion bars and street tires. New shocks will also help. You can try a more agressive front setting (-3.0 is about as high as you can go negative without camber plates ... which are points), but without knowing what front springs and what ride height you're running, it's hard to recommend an optimum setting on your 944. I'd start with -2.0 camber and move negative if you still have understeer.
Also, if your going to primarily track the car, and use great caution on the highway, you can toe-out your front wheels (about 1 to 2 mm from 0) and toe-in your rear wheels (about 1 to 1.5 mm from 0). This combination (neg camber and toe-out in front) will help reduce the understeer many 944's have. Be careful. 944's can react to such settings with a surprising amount of over-steer, and that really shaves off speed in an under-powered car.
Just my 2 cents.
Good luck!
Dan Chambers"It's
just a "well prepared" street car ... or a very, very well-mannered track car."
1983 SC #91 3.6L, "Black Pearl" Livery
1987 944 (gone but not forgotten)