What kind of alignment should I have for autocrossing?
What you will actually end up doing is up to you, your driving style, and your car’s setup, but here are the guideliness that should get you close: Camber: -2.5* front, max rear (up to -1.5* if you can get it, most are closer to -1.0 to -1.2) Caster: Max after camber set Toe: varies – 1/8″ toe out front, 1/8″ toe-in rear is common. Note that these are ‘race’ settings, and will be murderous to tires on the street. I got about 10K out of my Kumho MX’s with these settings (including 4 track days), including flipping them on the rims at about 6K to even out the camber wear. The camber/caster settings above are almost exactly the same as I have been told from nearly every national level autocrosser I have talked to, including John Ames and Gary Thomason. Toe settings depend on driver preference. Some drivers run the car straight up (zero toe), and some run as muhc as 1/2″ toe in in the rear to help stabilize it. Certainly you’ll develop your own ideas as you learn to drive, and learn your c
