Wheel alignment settings

Feb 26, 2009
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Just been looking for some wheel alignment numbers, and after searching I noticed how many threads there are with questions but no answers. So from Elsa, I have the following;

Front axle.
Toe. 0 degrees, +/- 10 minutes.
Camber. -30 minutes, +/- 30 minutes. Max 30 minutes difference between wheels.
Caster. +7 degrees 50 minutes, +/- 30 minutes. Max 30 minutes difference between wheels.

Rear axle
Toe. +25 minutes, +/- 10 minutes. Max 20 minutes difference between wheels.
Camber. -1 degree 27 minutes, +/- 10 minutes. Max 30 minutes difference between wheels.

Hopefully that will be of use to someone.
 

Muttley

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Mar 17, 2006
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Slimy, those figures are a mix of Standard and Sports settings. There are four sets of suspension, Standard, Sports, rough road or Mexican. Then there's the LCR.

Option codes in the build sheet will tell you what sort of suspension was installed at the factory.

G22/G23/G24/G25 = Standard
G26/G61/G62/G63/G64/G96/G99 = Sports
G10 = bad road
G52 = Mexico

G92 is "Toledo and León Cupra R" Not sure what a Toledo Cupra R is, though.

My Toledo TDI 150 Sport has G99 in the sheet, confirming Sports suspension.

For Standard suspension, the figures are -
Front axle.
Toe-in. 0°, +/- 10'. This figure is common to all suspensions, including LCR

Camber. -30', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.
Caster. +7° 40', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.
There's no adjustment for camber or caster. Shifting the subframe may get a small camber change, 10' - 15'​

Rear axle
Toe-in. +20', +/- 10'. Max 20' difference between wheels.

Camber. -1° 27', +/- 10'. Max 30' difference between wheels. This is also common to all suspensions, including LCR
No adjustments possible for toe-in or camber​

For Sports suspension -
Front axle.
Toe-in. 0°, +/- 10'.
Camber. -33', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.
Caster. +7° 50', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.
Rear axle
Toe-in. +25', +/- 10'. Max 20' difference between wheels.
Camber. -1° 27', +/- 10'. Max 30' difference between wheels.​

For the LCR -
Front axle.
Toe-in. 0°, +/- 10'.
Camber. -35', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.
Caster. +8° 30', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.​

Rear axle
Toe-in. +25', +/- 10'. Max 20' difference between wheels.
Camber. -1° 27', +/- 10'. Max 30' difference between wheels.​

For rough roads -
Front axle.
Toe-in. 0°, +/- 10'.
Camber. -16', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.
Caster. +7° 15', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.​

Rear axle
Toe-in. +10', +10' -7'. Max 20' difference between wheels.
Camber. -1° 27', +/- 10'. Max 30' difference between wheels.​

For Mexico-
Front axle.
Toe-in. 0°, +/- 10'.
Camber. -25', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.
Caster. +7° 30', +/- 30'. Max 30' difference between wheels.​

Rear axle
Toe-in. +16', +/- 10'. Max 20' difference between wheels.
Camber. -1° 27', +/- 10'. Max 30' difference between wheels.​


All these differences are quite small, but important.


Also in the spec is the distance between the wheel center and the top of the arch for each suspension, the ride height if you like.

Standard: 396mm front, 390mm rear
Sports: 381mm front, 375mm rear
LCR: 371mm front, 375mm rear

So the Sports is 15mm lower all round, but the LCR is 25mm lower at the front, 15mm at the back.

Rough road: 420mm front, 405mm rear
Mexico: 406mm front, 405mm rear
 
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Feb 26, 2009
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Wolverhampton
Damn, I thought I'd copied all the 'standard' ones... and I couldn't find the LCR settings, mainly because I don't know what engine code would have made it an LCR. There was some reference to a multi link rear suspension, I guessed that was the continental 4wd option?

I ignored the bad road and mexico ones, as I would hope they would be of limited audience for a predominantly UK forum.

Thanks for the clarification though. :)
 

Muttley

Catch that diesel!
Mar 17, 2006
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Multilink is the 4WD rear, yes. G96 is the option code associated with 4WD so the front settings are as for the Sports setup.
 

Nautilus

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Dec 9, 2006
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Also in the spec is the distance between the wheel center and the top of the arch for each suspension, the ride height if you like.

Standard: 396mm front, 390mm rear
Sports: 381mm front, 375mm rear
LCR: 371mm front, 375mm rear

So the Sports is 15mm lower all round, but the LCR is 25mm lower at the front, 15mm at the back.

Rough road: 420mm front, 405mm rear
Mexico: 406mm front, 405mm rear

One question please: the measurement is done on the outside of the bodywork (measure tape from center to the highest point of the wheel arch) or on the inside (from wheel center to the plastic fender liner)?

Thank You
 
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