Alignment Spec Questions, another alignment thread Options

[John]

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]

Um, Dave,

This is a 914. I don't have torsion bars in the REAR. I have COIL SPRINGS.

I can't find it in the manual anywhere!



JP we are a bit lower than that on the track car. The A-arms are damn near horizontal, and the center of the rear wheels is slightly lower than the center of the trailing arm pivot.

My GUESS is that I shouldn't go any lower than the center of the trailing arm pivot equal to the center of the rear wheels. (as long as I can get enough toe-in and negative camber)

I am really surprised that NOBODY knows what the rear ride height is.

Kind of perplexing.