My '03 pulled to the right pretty badly. I wanted a few thousand miles on the suspension before having it adjusted to let it "settle in".
I also wanted to use a local aligment expert instead of the dealer's people. The local guy has years of experience with a 4 wheel alignment machine (utilizes on-wheel alignment "senders"). He also has racing setup experience.
It turns out that the rear right camber was too positive. The front right camber was also too positive, while the left front was too negative. He wasn't surprised that I was pulling to the right.
He said that oval track race cars are set this way to help navigate the constant left turns. Perhaps it helps to prevent oversteer?
Front caster was off just a little, but the stock caster/camber plate was able to compensate for it.
Toe was off at the right rear (too much).
Anyway, he brought the car into Ford's current specs, and my '03 has lost its pull to the right. It tracks great now on all kinds of banked road surfaces (left and right).
Here's a reprint of the current '03 alignment spec from the SVT people......
2003 Mustang Cobra
Alignment Specs
Front Camber -0.90 +/- 0.5 L&R
.50 side-to-side max for cross camber
Front Caster 3.20 +/- 0.75 L&R
.50 side-to-side max for cross caster
Front Toe 0.125 +/- .075 each side
Total Toe .25 +/- .15
Rear Camber -0.8 +/- 0.2 L&R
.4 side-to-side max for cross camber
Rear Toe 0.1 +/- .075 each side
Total Toe .20 +/- .15
No Rear Caster adjustment
:burnout:
I also wanted to use a local aligment expert instead of the dealer's people. The local guy has years of experience with a 4 wheel alignment machine (utilizes on-wheel alignment "senders"). He also has racing setup experience.
It turns out that the rear right camber was too positive. The front right camber was also too positive, while the left front was too negative. He wasn't surprised that I was pulling to the right.
He said that oval track race cars are set this way to help navigate the constant left turns. Perhaps it helps to prevent oversteer?
Front caster was off just a little, but the stock caster/camber plate was able to compensate for it.
Toe was off at the right rear (too much).
Anyway, he brought the car into Ford's current specs, and my '03 has lost its pull to the right. It tracks great now on all kinds of banked road surfaces (left and right).
Here's a reprint of the current '03 alignment spec from the SVT people......
2003 Mustang Cobra
Alignment Specs
Front Camber -0.90 +/- 0.5 L&R
.50 side-to-side max for cross camber
Front Caster 3.20 +/- 0.75 L&R
.50 side-to-side max for cross caster
Front Toe 0.125 +/- .075 each side
Total Toe .25 +/- .15
Rear Camber -0.8 +/- 0.2 L&R
.4 side-to-side max for cross camber
Rear Toe 0.1 +/- .075 each side
Total Toe .20 +/- .15
No Rear Caster adjustment
:burnout: