Alignment puzzled -need advice
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Alignment puzzled -need advice
Hi,
Just picked up my 968 from the shop trying to align my wheels.
Had asked for:
Front Camber: -1.9°
Front Caster: 3.5°
Front Toe in: 2 mm (about 0.08 inch)
Rear Camber -1.5°
Rear Toe in: 0 mm
But what I got was:
Front Camber: L -1Deg51min R -1Deg53min
Front Caster: L +2Deg31min R +2Deg07min
Front Toe in: 0Deg23min
Rear Camber: L -1Deg32min R -1Deg35min
Rear Toe in: 0Deg09min
After some discussions it turned out he had "forgotten" how to aligned the 968 and was sure the Caster was impossible to adjust. We looked at the bolt together, but he was dead sure the settings he had made was good and convinced me to at least try the car on the track or autocross before we argued again.
Well, he did not convince me completely and I thought perhaps someone on this list could shear some knowledge on the topic, Please. What will the differences account for in drivability?
Is this normal variations in between left and right?
He also claimed that the car have 2 mm toe in now, but could not convert it for me. Is he right?
I came up with the settings from reading old threads and taking into account that the front tires are worn on the inside. The camber was more agressive before and the caster about the same as well as the toe in. The car has the MO30 package and run standard tires. Any coments on this is also apreciated. (I did not do the previous alignment ;-)
Thanks,
Mans
Just picked up my 968 from the shop trying to align my wheels.
Had asked for:
Front Camber: -1.9°
Front Caster: 3.5°
Front Toe in: 2 mm (about 0.08 inch)
Rear Camber -1.5°
Rear Toe in: 0 mm
But what I got was:
Front Camber: L -1Deg51min R -1Deg53min
Front Caster: L +2Deg31min R +2Deg07min
Front Toe in: 0Deg23min
Rear Camber: L -1Deg32min R -1Deg35min
Rear Toe in: 0Deg09min
After some discussions it turned out he had "forgotten" how to aligned the 968 and was sure the Caster was impossible to adjust. We looked at the bolt together, but he was dead sure the settings he had made was good and convinced me to at least try the car on the track or autocross before we argued again.
Well, he did not convince me completely and I thought perhaps someone on this list could shear some knowledge on the topic, Please. What will the differences account for in drivability?
Is this normal variations in between left and right?
He also claimed that the car have 2 mm toe in now, but could not convert it for me. Is he right?
I came up with the settings from reading old threads and taking into account that the front tires are worn on the inside. The camber was more agressive before and the caster about the same as well as the toe in. The car has the MO30 package and run standard tires. Any coments on this is also apreciated. (I did not do the previous alignment ;-)
Thanks,
Mans