Alignment Spec Questions, another alignment thread |
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Alignment Spec Questions, another alignment thread |
John |
Mar 15 2005, 03:38 PM
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I have a few questions that some of you smart people out there might be kind enough to answer for me.
I am wondering how you convert angular toe-in (per factory specs) to inches of toe-in. I could convert angles to inches if I knew where to measure. Is the toe-in measured at the rim, at the tread, at the sidewall? Or am I reading the chart from the factory manuals incorrectly? What are the "factory" settings for: Front Caster Front Camber Front Toe Rear Camber Rear Toe On another note, RIDE HEIGHT......... The front ride height is measured as the DIFFERENCE between the center of the torsion bar and the center of the wheel rim. How is the rear ride height supposed to be measured, and what is the 'spec'????? Thanks for replying. |
John |
Mar 16 2005, 05:14 PM
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I suppose that I have not been clear.
The camber (measured in degrees or degrees and minutes) is straight forward. Easy to measure and understand. Toe-in is what I would like to focus on. When a wheel (single) is said to have 1/16" toe in, is this a difference between the front edge and the rear edge of the wheel rim and the theoretical centerline of the vehicle? Or is it the difference between the front edge of the rim and the theoretical center of the rim and the theoretical centerline of the vehicle. I guess that is clear as mud. I could always just put my car back on my machine and set the machine to measure toe as degrees instead of inches. |
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