alignment specs
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alignment specs
Does anyone have/know the factory alignment specs for the C63. We all have tire wear issues, ~4k for rears. Could be a lot of different issues, weight, power, light rear end etc. My guess is that the factory is running a lot of rear toe in to make the car super stable under braking and turn in. Problem is that you sacrifice tire wear. I found the alignment specs for one of the board members, he's running .25 inches of rear toe in per side, or .5 inches of total toe. That is a lot. Unless MB is compensating for the toe link bushings flexing under braking .5 inches of static toe seems excessive.
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i have no idea what this means but sounds interesting to know if anybody has aligned to have less than 0.5" of static toe and the results...
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Anybody? Class? Anyone? Buehler? I've been wondering exactly the same thing. It's the toe-in spec that is killing our rear tires. Somebody on this forum must have access to the actual factory alignment specs, and more importantly how they compare to similar performance cars. I have read several places that more than .25 inch of total toe-in will eat tires. If the C63 has .50 inch of rear toe-in, plus a little neg camber, plus 450hp, plus 4000 pounds, that's a guaranteed recipe for horrific rear tire wear, which is exactly what we have.
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