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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 10:21 PM
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Default Suspension angles??

Just had my saff on a 4 wheel aligner today to get the tracking set after fitting a new rack,got a print out of all the settings.
Rear camber: L -3'43' R -2'59'
Rear toe : L 0'07' R 0'15'
Front camber: L -0'59' R -1'20'
Front toe: L 0'08' R 0'09'
Just wondering if these settings are correct as it's well lowered and back tyre's inside edge is getting eaten. Is there anything that can be done to correct them?
It's all polybushed and has fairly new springs/shocks,and no,it didn't have spherical bearings in the rear originally!
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Old May 1, 2004 | 01:37 AM
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they look alright. Don't bother mucking around with the Toe angles cus a second of a degree is tiny and almost impossable to do. just match your rear camber angles up (I recomend 2') and your fronts to about 1. Just remember the smallest thing will affect the tracking right down to the wear on the tyres!!!
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Old May 1, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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mike rainbird on here does some shims to correct some of the rear camber when you accelerate , works really well!!

also do a search on the main forum for suspension sngles as there have been some good discussion on it , with the angles you should run on a sapph!!
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Old May 1, 2004 | 07:32 PM
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Have got Mike R shims on,hoe the hell do you adjust the rear camber?? Didn't think you could? Advice appreciated
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Old May 1, 2004 | 07:51 PM
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you cant on a standard rear beam unfortunatly , have you got the shims fitted right??

it stoped a lot of the feathering i was getting on the inside edge of the tyre , obviously it doesnt stop all tyre wear on inside edge

how low is it , other option is rase it back up mate
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Old May 1, 2004 | 08:50 PM
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how low is it , other option is rase it back up mate
Can't do that mate,looks
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Old May 2, 2004 | 02:37 PM
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Default 4 wheel alignment

HI.
First thing is on the print out of the check for your car there should be
the manufacturer settings, and you can compare your print out to see
if it is within the factory tolerances, to see in which area's your car
needs correction. the operator should be able to tell if any std adjustments
while on the ramp can be done.

Dave.
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