alignment specs Help

[natacop]

Saw that there was a post with new specs for front alignment so the front tires will not ware out on the inside does anyone have a copy I cant find it thanks :confused: Paul

[Egon Spengler]

search for "carfixer" specs and remove the flags from your front end... I am sure that someone can go into more depth for you

[Bluerauder]

Saw that there was a post with new specs for front alignment so the front tires will not ware out on the inside does anyone have a copy I cant find it thanks :confused: Paul

Here it is again ..................


Courtesy of Carfixer

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.

[Egon Spengler]

I was hoping someone would help me out... in order to reach these specs you have to remove two flags from the front end to achieve the propoer spec... I have looked everywhere for the before / after pics and can't find them anywhere... I am hoping someone can help me out with these too!

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

step 1 get under your car. Step two, look where each front lower control arm pivots on the engine cradle. Step 3, look at the end of each LCA pivot bolt facing the front of the car. Step 4, there are metal flags on the ends! Remove them!

[Egon Spengler]

I was fortunate, mine were already removed for me... I think the guy that owned my car was on this site before!

[natacop]

Thanks Guys You ROCK ....Paul alias natacop

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The specs are located here (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/34/sort/2/cat/19/page/1).