Thread: Wheel Alignment?

I've booked the car in at MSWT Derrimut for tomorrow.

I just checked the owner's manual and it says:

• Front Wheel Alignment: 1.2 to 2.44 mm toe-out
• Camber Angle: 0 degrees
• Castor Angle: 3 degrees
• Swivel pin inclination: 7 degrees

The MSWT folks will give me a print out of the settings before and after their adjustments.

I'll let you know how I go.

Cheers ....... paul

Originally Posted by lidvii

I've booked the car in at MSWT Derrimut for tomorrow.

I just checked the owner's manual and it says:

• Front Wheel Alignment: 1.2 to 2.44 mm toe-out
• Camber Angle: 0 degrees
• Castor Angle: 3 degrees
• Swivel pin inclination: 7 degrees

The MSWT folks will give me a print out of the settings before and after their adjustments.

I'll let you know how I go.

Cheers ....... paul

Of that lot, the only adjustment is toe. It's money for nothing for the wheel alignment guys.

Yep, and the other figures are still useful, telling you how accurate (?) the wheel-align equipment is... and how bent/worn & twisted is your axle and suspension bit !

Originally Posted by superquag

Yep, and the other figures are still useful, telling you how accurate (?) the wheel-align equipment is... and how bent/worn & twisted is your axle and suspension bit !

Funnily enough, the only "computerised wheel alignment" my 85 has ever had was to see if the rear axle was bent.
I turned up and was told "all done".
Me "But what about the back axle?"
Him "What do you mean?"
Me "I think it's bent, what do the numbers show?"
Him "dunno, we can't adjust it!"
Me "4mm toe in on the rear axle".
Him "we don't worry about it".

From there it got worse. I told them not to change front toe and they did. They "changed" it by bending the front track-rod. Too hard to adjust apparently.

I'm at the tyre shop?

They are a bit phased by the land rover spec.

Is the 1.2 to 2.4 toe out spec the Total Toe or the Half Toe for each side?

Originally Posted by lidvii

I'm at the tyre shop?

They are a bit phased by the land rover spec.

Is the 1.2 to 2.4 toe out spec the Total Toe or the Half Toe for each side?

Mate, run the other way. If they don't know that it's total toe they shouldn't be allowed near spanners.

All sorted. 1.4mm total toe.

Now for the road test.............

Well that was an interesting experience at the tyre shop.

I handed over the keys saying that I'd like the wheel alignment set to the factory spec 1.2 to 2.4 mm Toe Out.

"Okay" they said driving the car onto the ramp.

When it was time to pay they ran through the report proudly showing how the alignment had been set to .9mm toe in. Just like the settings in the computer database told them.

"No" I said. I want the factory spec. Toe Out.

Anyway to cut a long story short we agreed to aim for 1.2 mm Toe out.

Thanks very much to Dougal for his timely response to confirm that the Specifications were for Total Toe not Half toe as the Tyre shop thought.

Anyway, the good news is that the alignment is done. The report shows 1.2mm Toe Out. The car drives straight and the steering wheel is centred again.

I guess there are workshops all across the country that have the wrong wheel alignment spec in their computer system database and hence the mechanics are setting up 1985 to 1993 Range Rovers with .9 mm toe in.