Wheel alignment

[Turbo100]

I know that somewhere on here are the geometry set up figures, but in spite of a huge search I can't find them. Can anyone help ???
Thanks

[Nick Elliott]

These figures are on the TOG files section

Provide below the correct/latest wheel alignments for, June 2001, Tuscan Red Rose:-

Axle Measurement Side Desired Setting
Front Caster Left 4 °
Right 4 °
Camber Left 0.75 ° (negative)
Right 0.75 ° (negative)
Toe Left 0 ° (+/- 0.01 °)
Right 0 ° (+/- 0.01 °)
Total 0 ° - Parallel (+/- 0.02 °)
Rear Camber Left 0.75 ° (negative)
Right 0.75 ° (negative)
Toe-in Left 0.07 ° (+/- 0.01 °)
Right 0.07 ° (+/- 0.01 °)
Total 0.14 ° (+/- 0.02 °)

Nick

[Turbo100]

Nick,
Once again you came to my rescue ...thank you it is much appreciated. TOG......now just what does that mean...Tuscan Owners Group ? is that the impossible to navigate Yahoo site?

[Nick Elliott]

Thats correct TOG=Tuscan Owners Group

www.egroups.com/group/tuscan-owners

Best get yourself joined up.

Nick

[crimsonchim]

Nick Elliott said:

Thats correct TOG=Tuscan Owners Group www.egroups.com/group/tuscan-owners Best get yourself joined up. Nick

Isn't TOGs the Terry Wogan fan club?
Terry's old gits, or Terry's old geezers or something.

(cat, pigeons, running for cover...)


>> Edited by crimsonchim on Tuesday 16th September 16:54

[21TVR]

Nick Elliott said:

These figures are on the TOG files section Provide below the correct/latest wheel alignments for, June 2001, Tuscan Red Rose:- Axle Measurement Side Desired Setting Front Caster Left 4 ° Right 4 ° Camber Left 0.75 ° (negative) Right 0.75 ° (negative) Toe Left 0 ° (+/- 0.01 °) Right 0 ° (+/- 0.01 °) Total 0 ° - Parallel (+/- 0.02 °) Rear Camber Left 0.75 ° (negative) Right 0.75 ° (negative) Toe-in Left 0.07 ° (+/- 0.01 °) Right 0.07 ° (+/- 0.01 °) Total 0.14 ° (+/- 0.02 °) Nick

Nick do we recon that this gives the definative set up ?

I know I have quite a bit of toe-in on the front and rear, down side it wears the tyres, but on the up side it does provide very quick and accurate turn in on the corners
The other down side is that it tramlines quite a bit, I know this could be helped by checking the caster

I'm about to go over to Nitrons and get the alignment done (somewhere?)

Jools maybe you have a comment on this regulat topic ?

thanks guys

Simon

[Nick Elliott]

I belive these figures come direct from the factory & give what they describe as a parallel alingment which mine was set to some time ago which gave slightly slower steering responce & vertually no tramlining with Toyos 40% profile tyres fitted.

However at recent 18K service the front tyres were noticed to be wearing down on the inside edges (only been on 5k miles)so they have now increased the toe in slightly (figure un-known) therory being that the wheels will be parallel when moving rather than toeing out slightly? Although at the same time front tyre pressures were increased by 2psi to 24psi, steering now feels slightly quicker,still vertually no tramlining and general high speed straight line stability excellent.

Nick

[21TVR]

thanks for that Nick