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Old 11-13-2008, 11:10 AM
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Performance alignments?

After YT put in all "new" suspension components my car feels and handles so much better, but it does need an alignment now.

I called around a few places and decided on a local high end performance shop that did a friend's SVX a few years ago. Short of going to a Subaru dealer, I figured this was my best bet as far as getting it done right vs. paying less at a tire shop or something. And it's walking distance from work.

The question is, they offer some options when they do the alignment. They suggested an "Agressive Street" setup on mine, or I could just go factory specs. No cost difference, is there any harm in doing this? I guess my biggest concern is the SVX is uncommon, how do they know how to tweak the alignment for performance outside of the factory specs without getting something out of whack?

They are claiming I WILL notice a difference, but if this is a possibility, why isn't this more well known and talked about here? Or maybe just a few scattered shops do this? It is kind of an exclusive place that routinely does work on Ferrari, Lambos, and all classes of race cars, including lots of Subies.

Link to their service page that talks briefly about it:

http://www.speedwaremotorsports.com/...m08rf5b1d9ljf4
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Old 11-13-2008, 12:40 PM
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Re: Performance alignments?

Get camber bolts for the rear and set it up so you have -.5 degrees of camber at each wheel (front and back) and 0 degrees of toe. Just keep caster within stock specs. The key here is to make sure the shop actually adjusts each wheel so they're each -.5 degrees (some shops will actually average the camber!). This should give you a nice feel for all around driving and shouldn't cause any adverse wear on your tires.
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