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Hi All,

Can someone help me out with this,

Need some tips on the settings I should run on my r34 gtt for a wheel alignment, looking at setting the car up for drift.

As for suspension gear it is fairly stock aside from bc coilovers, adjustable castor rods, adjustable front and rear sway bars and tie rod ends. All the camber arms and bushes etc are stock aside from this.

Can anyone shed some advice on the set ups they have tried and tested?

Any help appreciated.

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My 2c.

Run some toe out on the front to help the car turn in. Too much toe out on the front will make the car twitchy in a straight line however.

Start off with zero toe on the rear and add some toe in once you get comfortable.

Start with 7-8 degrees of positive castor. Circuit drivers will tell you to wind in as much as possible, but too much positive castor induces positive camber on the inside wheel at opposite lock.

Keep the ride height at a suitable level so the standard geometry can do its thing. Too low and you start messing the roll center, bump steer etc.

Start with the rear swaybar on hard and the front in soft and go from there.

I like to run the dampening on the softer side on the front and stiffer on the rear. Others will tell you otherwise. Start midway and see how the car feels.

So something like this.

Front toe: -6mm total (-3mm each side).

Castor: 7-8 degrees positive.

Rear toe: Zero.

Good luck.

Thank you for the advice really appreciate that, will try those settings.

I am raising the ride height as it is a bit too low especially in the front, want it to be able to turn without scrubbing. Interesting to run the front dampening softer than the rear have always heard people say front needs to be harder then rear, will try it though can always adjust on the day.

Yeah the dampening settings are more a personal preference, I like how the car feels and responds that way. You may find that it doesn't work for you, but every setup is different. As you said, adjusting the dampening is probably one of the easiest ways to change the balance and feel of the car, it's all about finding what works for you and your cars setup.

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