So my 2006 Subaru Legacy GT has never had an alignment so far, it has about 77K at this point and there is no tire wear issue.
However, I am about to change tires again, and the steering wheel is a little off.
I don't autocross the car, we have a miata for that But I do like a somewhat spirited ride. I am thinking 0 toe, but wanted to see if anyone had any sort of camber suggestions. Thanks ahead of time.
Morbid
New Reader
6/23/09 8:27 p.m.
I have a bit of camber in my Impreza. It's not a lot, but makes a huge difference....
As much negative as you can get while having zero toe. I liked my rears pretty close to stock with zero toe. I'd look to pushing the caster out too. This was all on an 06 wrx fwiw.
Tom Heath
Production Editor
6/23/09 9:24 p.m.
Wherethefmi has it right. Say no to toe unless you're doing a lot of autocrossing, but some camber is awfully nice.
Hey I got something right
For a DD, I would put it anywhere from zero to 1/16" toe in. I like a tiny bit of toe-in since the forward motion of the vehicle and the tire's slip angle makes the contact patch actually straight. It also can add a bit of dynamic stability on the highway. Camber I would keep to 1/2 degree for tire wear issues. If you find that it wants to understeer, go ahead up to 1 degree. Caster is something that I'll leave to the suby-gurus. More can be nice for how it affects the camber curve in a turn, but less will reduce steering effort, tire scrubbing, and will increase highway stability (to an extent)
I'm not sure that the caster can be adjusted on the legacy, and from my last subie tire wear was not an issue with -1.9 on the front with 0 toe. I was running RE01Rs and they lasted a long time with regular rotation.