wheel alignment NB P2 ( 2001)
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wheel alignment NB P2 ( 2001)
time to replace the tyres and it is apparent that an alignment is necessary due to scrubbing on the inside. My car is dríven for pleasure and never tracked. Can anyone assist in what settings should be applied. The tyre fitter is confident but having read on the forum and being aware of just how precise the cars steer and track I would like to get it right without hassles.Thanks
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I'll could dig up my alignment settings but my car isn't stock anymore and i'm more of a lead foot than you. 
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.
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wheel alignment NB P2 ( 2001)
I'm sure CB or someone like that will chime in with some great info soon enough. In the mean time do a search, there is some really good detailed info on here.
My settings on my NA are...
Front:
+0.9mm toe
-95 deg camber (max)
+4.5 deg castor (max)
Rear
+1.7mm toe
-1.9 deg camber
With these settings the car tramlines a bit but not unmanagably so. Basically you just have to drive the car, it tracks straight but you can't let go of the wheel on bumpy or cambered roads. The benefit of this is that the car turns into corners better so it doesn't bother me. To have an easier car to drive I would probably run more toe out. Also having slightly less castor (not too much) on the right side will help the car track straight on crowned roads but I didn't do this. It is advised to max out your caster angle, it will make the steering a little heavier but will add negative camber when you turn. It is critical to have toe out on the rear as otherwise the car will oversteer. My car is still reasonably lively so maybe you would want to run slightly more toe out on the back too. I haven't noticed any uneven camber wear, however if you rarely drive you car hard through corners running even the negative camber the stock suspension allows will cause more wear to the inside edge of the tyre. I would run slightly more negative camber on the rear than the front maybe -0.3 deg more. I'm not sure, if you don't drive the car too quicky maybe -0.5 front and -0.8 rear?
My advice would be to have the car set up with youself sitting in it or the equivilant weight in the drivers seat (if this is how it is dríven most of the time, is it has two people in most of the time then don't bother) This way the suspension geometry is correct when you are sitting in the car.
Good luck!
My settings on my NA are...
Front:
+0.9mm toe
-95 deg camber (max)
+4.5 deg castor (max)
Rear
+1.7mm toe
-1.9 deg camber
With these settings the car tramlines a bit but not unmanagably so. Basically you just have to drive the car, it tracks straight but you can't let go of the wheel on bumpy or cambered roads. The benefit of this is that the car turns into corners better so it doesn't bother me. To have an easier car to drive I would probably run more toe out. Also having slightly less castor (not too much) on the right side will help the car track straight on crowned roads but I didn't do this. It is advised to max out your caster angle, it will make the steering a little heavier but will add negative camber when you turn. It is critical to have toe out on the rear as otherwise the car will oversteer. My car is still reasonably lively so maybe you would want to run slightly more toe out on the back too. I haven't noticed any uneven camber wear, however if you rarely drive you car hard through corners running even the negative camber the stock suspension allows will cause more wear to the inside edge of the tyre. I would run slightly more negative camber on the rear than the front maybe -0.3 deg more. I'm not sure, if you don't drive the car too quicky maybe -0.5 front and -0.8 rear?
My advice would be to have the car set up with youself sitting in it or the equivilant weight in the drivers seat (if this is how it is dríven most of the time, is it has two people in most of the time then don't bother) This way the suspension geometry is correct when you are sitting in the car.
Good luck!
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