alignment specs

Oct 20, 2010 | 12:06 PM

kojo911

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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.

Oct 20, 2010 | 01:20 PM

Unbreakable1

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2009 C63, 2000 Nissan Maxima

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...

Dec 6, 2010 | 02:43 PM

Palladin

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2009 C63 with Eurocharged tune and charcoal delete

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.

Dec 6, 2010 | 02:55 PM

GHAZAN

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i dont mind, just pick different tires.

Dec 7, 2010 | 04:50 PM

Palladin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GHAZAN

i dont mind, just pick different tires.

Thanks genius, I never thought of that. You must work for the government with that big brain of yours. But, actually, I was looking for an answer to the OP's question.