After all this time, the Outlaw 55 is going to be used on the track! I plan to start auto crossing the car in a few weeks, and eventually doing some track days (road course) with it. So, even though the car seems to handle well on the street, I've got some work to do to prep it for the track. The car is a pretty solid platform though, with plenty of power, an LSD diff, adjustable shocks, springplates, and front end, high performance tires in 195 and 205 widths, 4 wheel disk brakes, and a 6-point roll bar to stiffen things up.
First thing is a proper alignment. I've just ordered a set of toe plates for setting the front and rear toe. I've got an accurate digital level for measuring caster and camber already.
For starters, the car was too low in front. Although it looked really cool, it's not great for handling. I cranked the front adjusters up all the way and brought the front (measured from the ground to the center of the fender arch) up from 21.5" to about 21.75" (adjusters were already nearly maxed). The front caster was close to zero degrees, so today I added a set of caster shims, which brought me to about 5 deg of caster and raised the front end to 22.125", which is level with the rear, exactly where I wanted it. Admittedly, the car doesn't look nearly as cool lol.
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Other than setting/checking the front and rear toe that's probably it before my first day at the track with it. Although I may stiffen up my adjustable Koni's before then too. Then, depending on how the car does I will probably add a 19mm front sway bar and maybe a rear camber compensator to help tame the rear swing axle. I may also add limit straps in the back, also to tame the swing axle. More to come...