Thread: Series 3 DIY front wheel alignment

yep, its really that simple...

jack up the front end. mark a pair of tread blocks left and right measure them at the most forward position, turn both wheels 180 degrees and measure again at the rear.

take the smaller from the larger, half the remainder and thats your toe.

if the fronts closer than the rear your toed in
if the rears closer than the front your toed out.

0-2mm toe in for series
0-2mm toe out for anything with a beam axle in the front and permanant 4x4.

if you want swing it by next week sometime and we can do up a howto thread for the forum.

The steering arms on the bottom of the swivel housings are located with some special studs - two of the four studs on each housing are the special ones. What makes them special is that the middle of the stud is a bit fatter and locates the steering arm correctly. Sometimes people muck about with these and don't put them back in the right spot, or swap around early and later parts. If you pull off the steering arm, (I know, a bit of a pain), you'll be able to see if the studs are all the same diameter, (not good), or if two are a bit bigger. The two bigger ones, (on mine, anyway), are diagonally opposite.