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Midnight
08-06-2008, 11:36 PM
What are the alignment spec's for the marauder. im sure it was spoke of before. but naturally the tires wear on the inside. and to remove the little "clip thing" on the chassis. but what spec's should i provide to my mechanic. :confused::lol:
DOOM
08-06-2008, 11:53 PM
search box key wordd carfixer
fastblackmerc
08-07-2008, 04:25 AM
search box key word carfixer

Exactly what he ^^^ said.
MM03MOK
08-07-2008, 04:34 AM
The Reviews section (link found in the navigation bar at the top of each page) is a great resource. Alignment specs are found there.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/reviews/showcat.php/cat/19
Egon Spengler
08-07-2008, 05:31 AM
There are now a s*** load of threads (one of them mine lol) with "carfixer" spec... type in the search box carfixer alignment spec and you will get to where you need to be... he had posted a thread and it has his spec for the alignment... make sure your flag is removed on your front end or you will not reach the spec... I still have yet to reach it... gotta zip that flag off
MM03MOK
08-07-2008, 05:44 AM
There are now a s*** load of threads (one of them mine lol) with "carfixer" spec... type in the search box carfixer alignment spec and you will get to where you need to be... he had posted a thread and it has his spec for the alignment... make sure your flag is removed on your front end or you will not reach the spec... I still have yet to reach it... gotta zip that flag off


The Reviews section (link found in the navigation bar at the top of each page) is a great resource. Alignment specs are found there.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/reviews/showcat.php/cat/19

One need not search threads. That's the beauty of the Reviews section. Everything is catergorized and easy to find.

Here's the full Reviews section. http://www.mercurymarauder.net/reviews/
ctrlraven
08-07-2008, 05:51 AM
What is this clip thing that has to be removed?
Blackmobile
08-07-2008, 05:58 AM
What is this clip thing that has to be removed?

Here's your sign..., I mean clip...lol Referred to as a "FLAG"

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/camber.jpg
ctrlraven
08-07-2008, 06:26 AM
Ok now where is it located? lol

That's something I would probably have to remove then take the car directly to the alignment shop.
MM03MOK
08-07-2008, 06:32 AM
Our alignment guy removed it but it was a PITA!
DOOM
08-07-2008, 07:28 AM
This should be a sticky
Egon Spengler
08-07-2008, 08:35 AM
Do you have an after pic of this waulity? all the after pics are blurry and I still don't understand what to snip
Egon Spengler
08-07-2008, 08:37 AM
is it just at the bottom of the piece where it 90s? do you just zip off the 90 so that it will slide more? Want to make sure before I go cutting... why did they put this stupid thing there anyways? To support BF Goodrich and make people piss through tires?
Stranger in the Black Sedan
08-07-2008, 11:10 AM
no, take the whole flag off. The 90 is not what limits the camber, it's the whole sides of the thing. You have to remove the staked/peened over parts of the bolt that retain it.

The flag allowed the factory to assembled the cars without having to set camber on an alignment rack. Manufacturers have been doing this in different ways since the 80s at least. GM stock struts came with the ovaled camber adjustment hole having a washer stamped in that centered it.
Egon Spengler
08-07-2008, 01:59 PM
Directions on how to go about removing this bad boy?
Stranger in the Black Sedan
08-07-2008, 02:05 PM
Use your noggin and look at it! The staked parts of the hex head are the only thing retaining it. Cold chisel, dremel or air grinder w/ cutoff disc, etc.
Egon Spengler
08-07-2008, 02:38 PM
ohhhh... I am sorry, I am a busy man and haven't got a chance to look under there yet... thank you for your help
Egon Spengler
08-07-2008, 02:45 PM
Carfixer's spec!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The inside edge wear of the front tires is caused by 2 things: negative camber and negative toe (toe out). Caster is not a tire wearing angle. The outside edge wear can be caused by excessive toe in and aggressive cornering.

Factory camber spec is -.5 degrees or- .75 degrees
Factory toe spec is -.15 degrees or- .20 degrees
(BTW, this info came from their website which is updated periodically and may differ from previously published material, such as cd's and paper manuals)

That means your alignment could have -1.25 degrees of camber and toe out of -.35 degrees and still be in the "green". This will wipe out the inside edges in <20K miles IMO.

All of the MM's I've aligned (about 10) had at least -1.0 degrees of camber and always toe out of -.10 degrees or more from the factory. That's why almost all MM's you see have excessive inside edge tire wear.

For best tire wear, here is what I use on all MM alignments:
Camber: 0 to -.3 degrees.*
Toe: Zero degrees.
Caster: 5-6.5 degrees positive with .3 degree lead on the right side.
*Camber can affect cornering feel. The more negative camber you have, the better it will handle corners. Most drivers will never feel the difference, especially on the street.
Midnight
08-07-2008, 02:58 PM
thanks a million guys. im taking it in next week to get it done. called my mechanic... (you know.. the redneck guy who says OHH YEAAAH LETS DO IT) well. he will do my spec's and also save it for future reference if all goes well. m