how much camber are some of you running front and back

[LITEWAITM3]

Yea thats the one thing everyone really needs if they want to dial in thier car correctly. Fairly cheap at $90 for the economical Longacre. Unless you arecompetitively racing, you don't need the higher end memory model.

And good camber guages are not cheap, but they pay for themselves with the accuracy and preciseness over the competition.

[vjlax18]

~ -4+ F and -2 rear now... thanks SG_M3!!!!

[scottn2retro]

I'm actually limited by SCCA T2 rules to -2 deg. camber.

[GMGBMW]

Dado..

Cmon man,, Just call me and we will set it up..

Or ask Sofronas.. he will gladly share the set up with you ..



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Grand Am Cup E46 M3 & E36 M3
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[Dado]

thank you

[megatron]

F: -3.5*, 0 toe, 6 caster
R: -2.25*, 1/4 toe in

[OldSkoolBmw]

Anyone have a recomendation for camber gauge... I have one that's a bubble level with an adjustment knob on like kinda a Tsquare lookin thing... I'm curious if those things are accurate or if those magnetic hub gauges are where it's at or what's the good tool to use... I'm running about 2 degrees in the front and 1.5 degrees in the back on hoosier R3S03's.. seems to work well but I don't think I have any way of measuring castor with my device....

[LITEWAITM3]

Well if you got some cas around, order alongacre tire pyrometer and thier toe/camber guage.

So you can determine what camber you need with the pyrometer and make sure you are consistent with the guage.

[OldSkoolBmw]

It's a good deal.. I remember camber gauges and pyrometers being much more expensive than $139 and $89 respectivly... that's alot of bang for not alot of buck... never considered using my laser temp gauge for a tire pyrometer... sounds like it might work... but then again... for $89 you can get your answer for sure deep down by the cord... $389 for their one with tire memory is a nice deal as well... thanks for the tip...

[SG_M3]

you can't use a laser temp for tire temps, you need a pyrometer.

[LITEWAITM3]

Yep what Sean said Lasers arefor break surfaces, engine surfaces, and ground surface readings.

If you just took the surface temps of your tire with a laser thermo, you would be getting the wrong temperatures.

[ptsbmw]

i have an 95'm3 with H&R Sport Springs and blisteins sport strut/shocks. 17x8 all around
235/40-17 i need to get an alignment is there any suggestions as to what i should have it set to ?

[Matthew C Smith]

Front or rear?

If you want to save the tires, I've had pretty good luck with 0.0* up front and 0.2* total in the rear.

[ptsbmw]

front and rear so 0.0 front and 0.2 rear thats positive or negative?

[SG_M3]

You are stuck with the camber you get in the front its non-adjustable, caster isn't adjustable either. Only toe is adjustable with stock adjustments. Matthew is saying 0 toe in the front.

In the rear camber and toe are adjustable. Get the camber under or at -2 degrees, and .2 total toe in.