55 What is a performance alignment?
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This article is from the VW Performance FAQ, by with numerous contributions by Jan Vandenbrande others.
55 What is a performance alignment?
A:A performance alignment means a little more toe out than
stock, for better turn in, and more negative camber than
stock, for obvious reasons. I wouldn't recommend it.
Unless you plan to devote you life to autocross (and
people do) you will not notice the difference.
This will however result in much quicker street tire wear
so you will have to balance this with your desire for
autocross. I would suggest getting everything else right
before you start worrying about alignment though.
However, call Eurotire for details about having a car
aligned to Andy King's specs. The mild neg. camber does
not show up much on the tire edges.
Note from Jan: this needs work. A performance set up can
be achieved w/o sacrificing tire wear by increasing
caster angle, which unfortunately is not adjustable on
most VWs.
See also the archives on alignment.
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