C5 Alignment - A Collection of Starting Point Suggestions & What I Run

This page seeks to try and capture as much alignment suggestions as I can find for retention by the community at large. I also have a document with my "dialed in" suspension values you are welcome to play with as a starting point.

Track Day 10- Streets of Willow - Rollbar, 5 pt harnesses and fixed coil-over

10th track day is at Streets of Willow with Xtreme Speed track events!

Repairs, upgrades and general plans for this track day:

So there were three significant upgrades done to my car going into this track day.

Autpower race rollbar installed in a C5 corvette.

C5 Corvette - DIY Oil Cooler

When it comes to things you worry about on a car you track... blowing up a significant part of the drivetrain is a serious concern for most. The engine blowing up is definitely one of the biggest concerns in that regard, and for sure one my largest concerns with my C5 corvette.

Track Day 3 & 4 - Now with more downforce and a fresh clutch!

Between the last track session and this one we were able to accomplish a fair bit! Coming into the track weekend we'd sorted out, fixed and upgraded the following.

Track Day 08 + 09 - Streets of Willow -- New PB, Caddy Brembos + Larger Pedals for driving improvement, but blown coilover!

Back to back track weekends at the exact same track? Seems like a recipe for being able to really test changes and seek improvements!

Track Day 06 + 07 - Streets of Willow -- Apex Wheels + Chunky tires, 650 rear springs, and more!

While the time between this track day and the last were mostly spent getting the NC Miata up to speed for my Girlfriend to try out track days with, the C5 Corvette also received some significant attention. While the previous track day had yielded significant track time improvements, the understeer on the car was quite noticable. After consulting with some folks the advice I received was two fold: The tires I'm running are pretty narrow for the job, and the rear suspension is likely too soft.

Track Day 05 - Streets of Willow Springs CW - QA1 Coilovers & More

Keeping with my trend of a track day every other week, I hit up a pretty affordable Streets of Willow Springs Clockwise day. I had new components to try out, with some fresh QA1 coilovers, Progress swaybars, and the Electrosport Wheel Well vents. I was able to meet up with a fellow C5 owner, whose C5 unfortunately was down and so they were there in a Focus ST. We also met a fellow with a pretty rowdy 2019 Ford Mustang, and I can't recall the model but given he was rolling on 315 front 325 rear tires, his car was definitely built to shred!

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