08-04-2020, 10:43 AM | #1 |
Drives: Rally Green 2020 ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Jacksonville Florida
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1LE Camber Plates. Does Anyone Use Them as Intended?
Just curious?
I put my car in track camber with the plate adjustment and had a track alignment at the 1500 mile service. I go usually once every 6 weeks to a track about 60 miles away and occasionally to Daytona which is about a 2 hr drive. I was considering driving up to Road Atlanta and also to Sebring. Im pretty sure adjusting the plates from track camber back to street is what GM had in mind for a guy like myself who doesn't tow his car to events. Just curious? Anyone like myself that does this? If so how is tire life? Honestly with the track camber and alignment my wear to and from the track, (14 sessions so far) and a weekend trip now and then isn't really too bad. Keep in mind I don't go all out on track days and just enjoy driving faster then I could ever do so on the street. Thanks, Pat |
08-04-2020, 11:19 AM | #2 |
Drives: The DSSV Twins: ZR2 and ZLE A10 Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: TX
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Leave mine in track. I go through tires so fast from tracking, I figure it's not worth switching back.
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08-04-2020, 11:46 AM | #3 |
Drives: 2018 Hyper Blue ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: CA
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I leave it in track with -3.0. Car handles so much better like that and I have a lot of canyons near my house which is where I drive the car other than 4-5 track weekends per year (always do 2 days), not a daily.
Shops charge a lot to rotate and I don't want to try that myself. |
08-04-2020, 11:56 AM | #4 |
Drives: 22 ZL1, 20 Taco, 20 Cayenne S Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: MN
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I've had mine in track alignment for a little over a month and a thousand or so miles. If I get time this weekend, I'll take a good look at my PS4S and see how they are doing. Just a cursory look they don't look bad.
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08-04-2020, 12:14 PM | #5 |
Drives: 2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Needham, MA
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From day 1, I have had my car in the factory track alignment specs. I use the OE Goodyear 3R's on the track and then switch to another set of OE wheels with the PS4's. I have not had any issues with premature wear on the PS4's in the track setting and I have more than 10,000 street miles on them. I have heard that switching the camber plate back to the street setting can cause issues with the toe setting which can wear out tires faster than a track camber setting.
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08-04-2020, 02:14 PM | #6 | |
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forth without having to get it realigned each time because of the toe.
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08-04-2020, 03:11 PM | #7 |
Drives: Rally Green 2020 ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Jacksonville Florida
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Good point on the toe.
Thanks for the feed back and I think another set of wheels and tires is the way to go between track days instead of making the adjustment each time. |
08-04-2020, 03:45 PM | #8 |
Drives: 2019 SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Nashville
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As others mentioned, the toe change is the biggest hurdle between easily adjusting between street and track camber.
I recently dialed in -3.0 with plates to get more strut clearance for 19in wheels along with ~0.02 toe in per side and it's fantastic for street driving and autox. I'll be getting it out on the track this weekend and looking forward to seeing how it works there. |
08-04-2020, 05:01 PM | #9 |
Drives: HBM ZLE Join Date: Aug 2017
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Just put mine into track specs along with some new fronts. Only ran about 100 miles on it so far but seems to have made a big difference. And yes, once they checked the alignment after I rotated the camber plates, the toe was quite a bit out of wack
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08-05-2020, 09:58 AM | #10 |
Drives: Rally Green 2020 ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Jul 2018
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Thanks for the replies!
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