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Thread: Alignment specs.....

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    Default Alignment specs.....

    So who had their cars geometry setup lately?????

    Show me yours and Ill show you mine. ooooohehehehe...


    Front...

    Camber Left Front-(-.03) Right Front - (-.08)
    Cross Caster - (-.50)
    Toe - Both sides .02

    Rear...

    Rear camber not in spec.....-1.29 and -1.18
    Toe...which I think is too positive for spec...(.08) per side....

    Stock suspension. Stock Wheels.

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    my rear was set to exactly -2.5 camber and .14 and .18 toe each side... I'd rather have it at .25 myself.


    Did they add the weights to the car aston? If not you might have been in spec. Mine was a -2.5 unweighted and about -3.5 weighted in the rear before commencing the alignment.

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    Front

    Camber Left - 0.78
    Camber Right - 0.46
    Cross Camber - 0.31
    Toe Left + 0.4
    Toe Right + 0.4
    Cross Toe + 0.0
    Total Toe + 0.7


    Rear

    Camber Left - 2.04
    Camber Right - 1.87
    Cross Camber - 0.17
    Toe Left + 1.5
    Toe Right + 2.0
    Total Toe + 3.5


    This was with the Konis fitted at the front not the rear, new strut mounts, new lower control arms and new Standard Thrust bushes (that are now fooked and require replacement, M5 replacements ordered)

    Has now got the rear Konis fitted and is in dire need of an alignment.
    Boom 'n Zoom

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boom n Zoom
    Front

    Camber Left - 0.78
    Camber Right - 0.46
    Cross Camber - 0.31
    Toe Left + 0.4
    Toe Right + 0.4
    Cross Toe + 0.0
    Total Toe + 0.7


    Rear

    Camber Left - 2.04
    Camber Right - 1.87
    Cross Camber - 0.17
    Toe Left + 1.5
    Toe Right + 2.0
    Total Toe + 3.5


    This was with the Konis fitted at the front not the rear, new strut mounts, new lower control arms and new Standard Thrust bushes (that are now fooked and require replacement, M5 replacements ordered)

    Has now got the rear Konis fitted and is in dire need of an alignment.

    Are your cambers for front and rear neg, Im assuming they are. Thats with lowering springs?....

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    1992 Touring
    SLS Delete
    M-Tech Springs F/R
    Bilstein HD's
    Staggered Style 32's (235/45/17F 255/4017R )

    Alignment done with a full and of gas and weights added.

    Front
    Camber Left 0.1
    Camber Right -0.4
    Caster Left 7.9
    Caster Right 7.5
    Cross Camber .5 (on limit of spec -0.5 to 0.5)
    Toe Left + 0.14
    Toe Right + 0.19
    Total Toe + 0.33


    Rear
    Camber Left - -1.3 (out of spec -2.8 to -1.8)
    Camber Right - 1.7 (slightly out of spec -2.8 to -1.8)
    Cross Camber .4
    Toe Left 0.10
    Toe Right 0.14
    Total Toe 0.24 (out of spec 0.30 to 0.53)
    Thrust Angle -.02

    I've done of bunch of work on the front (Lemforder Thrust arms and Control Arms with 750i bushes on the thrust arms, replace a bad tie rod end, replace idler arm bushing, replaced strut bushes.) The rear only has the parts needed for the SLS delete changed. I meant to replace the dogbones before I took it in, but I forgot to order them in time.

    The techs were drooling over the rims, could have sold them at a healthy profit. They definitely look better in person than in photos. I haven't come up with a good one to post.

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    Quote Originally Posted by attack eagle
    my rear was set to exactly -2.5 camber and .14 and .18 toe each side... I'd rather have it at .25 myself.


    Did they add the weights to the car aston? If not you might have been in spec. Mine was a -2.5 unweighted and about -3.5 weighted in the rear before commencing the alignment.

    I did add some weight(10 interstate batteries) So I attempted to do what hunter tells me....I did see a little change I believe when I added weight, but not much....

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    Those specs on the M5 are as badd as mine were in terms of toe out. Bet it eats them rear tires up!

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    How are your tire wear guys??? Any inside or outside tire wear? I guess Im not use to the alignment specs.... I toe jags at .02 per side and .05 in rear....This gives minimal wear. But the X-type will get 0 toe per side.

    Astons will get 0 toe per side. for front. rear .05......Cross caster 0 to -.7

    -.5 to -.7 for cross caster is ideal for compensation for road crown.. fyi....

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    when mine were toe'd out like boomers I got 3-5k per shoulder. Since I have even tire wear rear the last 5k.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerMeUp
    1992 Touring
    SLS Delete
    M-Tech Springs F/R
    Bilstein HD's
    Staggered Style 32's (235/45/17F 255/4017R )

    Alignment done with a full and of gas and weights added.

    Front
    Camber Left 0.1
    Camber Right -0.4
    Caster Left 7.9
    Caster Right 7.5
    Cross Camber .5 (on limit of spec -0.5 to 0.5)
    Toe Left + 0.14
    Toe Right + 0.19
    Total Toe + 0.33


    Rear
    Camber Left - -1.3 (out of spec -2.8 to -1.8)
    Camber Right - 1.7 (slightly out of spec -2.8 to -1.8)
    Cross Camber .4
    Toe Left 0.10
    Toe Right 0.14
    Total Toe 0.24 (out of spec 0.30 to 0.53)
    Thrust Angle -.02

    I've done of bunch of work on the front (Lemforder Thrust arms and Control Arms with 750i bushes on the thrust arms, replace a bad tie rod end, replace idler arm bushing, replaced strut bushes.) The rear only has the parts needed for the SLS delete changed. I meant to replace the dogbones before I took it in, but I forgot to order them in time.

    The techs were drooling over the rims, could have sold them at a healthy profit. They definitely look better in person than in photos. I haven't come up with a good one to post.
    Did they just print out your actual specs? Or did they adjust? Does your car pull slighlty right and steering off center to right???.....

    Am I....Right right

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