Thread: Tried & Tested Wheel Alignment Specs?

Zero.

ie when in the bush and you bend your track rod ( that what connects the front wheels), you don't have to remember anything fancy. Just a tape measure and you are good to go.

Seriously: Any Classic Rangie is a bit worn anyway by now - and it's not going to be in the F1 Grand Prix. Zero works well, and I can vouch for it on both a Disco 1 Tdi and EA RRC. Tyre wear is even and the steering fine.

I could understand that toe-in could perhaps be appropriate for a series LR , but not for any of the LRs with permanent 4WD (I don't know about freelanders though)

FWIW, I have been running all my LRs (100, 109 & 110) at 0°, seems to work and track well and give relatively even wear.

Instead of using a tape measure, cut a piece of æ 1/2" dowel to fit (inside edge of rim to inside edge of rim) (with a spacer (like a drill bit) to use as a gauge on the end) - easy to stow a vehicle specific one in each vehicle for easy checking.

When measuring, go as far forward and rearward on the rims as you can get a clear line across side to side, you won't get up to half way but so long as you front and rear measuring points are well apart it works

Cheers!

I have always aligned my RRCs for 20 years by simply running a steel tape measure from as near as possible to half way up the rim at the front and the back of the rim. At the back you cannot quite get half way up.

I have always run 1MM to 2MM difference toe out and have found this to be excellent with no shoulder wear. If you run toe in you will get outer shoulder wear. I don't know about zero as have never tried it as the specification is toe out as follows. Why not follow the spec in the LR workshop manual.

X-Y-l,2~to,2,44p1m

tr010 t o 0 2 0 \,,

Translated from the PDF of the 1987 onward manual above it says difference front of rim to back 1.2 to 2.44 MM or 0.10 minutes to 0.20 minutes ( I assume 0 minutes 10 seconds to 0 minutes 20 seconds. ( or whatever)
Regards Philip A

Yeah I just align mine using an adjustable tent pole and measure from the same point front to back. I pretty much have mine set on zero. The rangie tracks true and I haven't had any unusual tyre wear.