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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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Since it's a wishbone-suspension Honda, camber won't be adjustable -- toe and caster only. Your best bet, especially for track work, is to make sure the toe is set to factory specs (usually zero in front, a little toe-in for the back) and add as much caster as you can get.

These cars are also tremendously responsive to front-rear differences in tire pressure, so once you're properly aligned, set the front pressure where you need it for turn-in and to avoid rolling over onto the sidewalls, then play with the rear to tune the handling. 36-38 psi sounds about right to start for the track (for autocross, start the fronts 42-45 psi) -- now vary the rear up or down in 2 psi increments and see what happens. Once you find the right direction, keep working in 1-2 psi increments until you get to where you want. I've not played much with Civics, both my Preludes liked lower pressures in the back. For the track, be very careful about going more than 5-6 psi. For autocross, I ran a very large differential -- as much as 20 psi less in the back, which made the car very loose...far too loose for the track, but very workable for autocross.
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