Alignment specs and what do the various settings mean
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:14
I read through a thread on the Mazda3forums site, and came away with the following settings for my Mz3 hatchback, that will be lowered on Eibach Pro Kits and have SPC camber arms (adjustable). The car is my daily driver and sees 60+ miles a day, so tire wear is imortant withplenty of spirited driving on the ramps
These are the settings I was thinking of asking for:
Front
Toe=1/16" total out
Camber=unadjustable, but will ask for as much as they can give me?
Cross Camber=0
Caster/Cross Caster=what is this and what does it do? Seems like it should be 0 for cross caster so both tires are even
Rear
Toe=0
Camber = Front or 2/3 of front
Cross Camber= 0
Caster/Cross Caster ?
Not sure all of those are even appllicable. What about thrust angle?
Help is appreciated. Had new tires installed a few weeks ago and the springs and arms are going on in a couple days, followed immediately by an alignement.
Thanks,
Ryan
These are the settings I was thinking of asking for:
Front
Toe=1/16" total out
Camber=unadjustable, but will ask for as much as they can give me?
Cross Camber=0
Caster/Cross Caster=what is this and what does it do? Seems like it should be 0 for cross caster so both tires are even
Rear
Toe=0
Camber = Front or 2/3 of front
Cross Camber= 0
Caster/Cross Caster ?
Not sure all of those are even appllicable. What about thrust angle?
Help is appreciated. Had new tires installed a few weeks ago and the springs and arms are going on in a couple days, followed immediately by an alignement.
Thanks,
Ryan