Alignment Specs With Swift Springs

Old Aug 11, 2014 | 07:14 AM
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Alignment Specs With Swift Springs

Was a little surprised. Thought Swifts were considered mild?
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 08:30 PM
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Seems to be in range from a few of the other Swift alignments that have been posted. Range of camber seems to be -1.8 to -2.2 once the toe is in spec.
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 09:37 PM
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Exactly my rear camber specs, although my fronts fared better than yours.

IDK what to say. Get a camber & toe kit installed (for another big hunk of change), at which point you may lose a particular tuck that you like. Or just go with it and reassess tire wear in half a year or more.

But you're not alone. I was rather surprised at my alignment specs, too.
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 09:56 PM
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you did a little better than I did, but maybe your springs haven't settled
https://www.myg37.com/forums/brakes-...t-springs.html

I got my camber kit on last week, alignment tomorrow. We'll see where it lands! Hoping I don't need different spacers after the camber gets adjusted, but frankly it wouldn't surprise me with how expensive this lowering has gotten!
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 01:51 AM
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I got -1.7 front and -1.8 rear.
The key is ZERO TOE.
Tell the tech you want ZERO TOE.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 02:59 AM
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Wow I thought Swift was a mild drop. I didn't know it will bring your camber to -2.x*. It's almost like Eibach drop spec and Eibach is lower.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 03:03 AM
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why would you want 0 toe? having the fronts face inward a tiny bit is great for handling
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by mpegripper
why would you want 0 toe? having the fronts face inward a tiny bit is great for handling
I thought front toe is not adjustable.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 07:03 AM
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Has anyone with Swift springs been able to get aligned within spec?
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by awais
I thought front toe is not adjustable.
Front camber is fixed, toe is fully adjustable via the tie rods.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 09:40 AM
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Because the more toe in your have the quicker your will wipe that tread off.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 10:20 AM
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Front -1.4 Left, -1.2 Front

Rear -1.9 Left, -1.6 Right

Front Toe .12
Rear Toe .09
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Front -1.3 Left, -1.3 Front

Rear -1.8 Left, -1.8 Right

Front Toe .04
Rear Toe .11
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i had 1/8" of toe in on my m3 and it was never near killing my tread very quickly. still got 20k miles or so on my tires for the street (hankook v12's). only the guys running 1/4" and -3.5 degrees camber or more were killing tires quickly
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 03:01 PM
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Alignment Specs With Swift Springs-ww2bilf.png

this is me on swift springs with SPC F&R, no spc toe bolt.

the passenger rear camber had to be set at 1.9 to get the toe in spec, since the toe bolt was seized on that side
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