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Toby-
Actually, there are shim kits available to adjust toe and camber on =
the rear axle.
As Scott said, stick with the factory settings on the rear.
Larry
sandiego16v
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From: T. Reed=20
To: L F=20
Cc: Sebastian Liberona ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: Alignment settings
I'll second that. My rear end was seriously tweaked and I drove it =
that
way for some time and got in a handful of near accidents before I =
realized
what was going on. Measure the distance between the
back of the rear wheels with a tape measure. It should be the same as =
the
distance between the front of the rear wheels. A 1/4" will make a
noticable difference.
Unfortunately, there is no real adjustment in the rear so all you can =
do
is replace parts.. namely, the rear axle beam and/or the stub axles.
Car is fixed now and I'm amazed how straight the steering is and how =
the
rear end doesn't swing out any more :)
HTH
-Toby
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, L F wrote:
> You might also check the REAR wheel alignment.....sounds like it =
might have serious rear toe-out.
>
> Larry
> sandiego16v
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Toby-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Actually, there are shim kits =
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adjust toe and camber on the rear axle.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> As Scott said, stick with the =
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settings on the rear.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>sandiego16v</FONT></DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:treed2@u.washington.edu"; =
title=3Dtreed2@u.washington.edu>T.=20
Reed</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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title=3Drocco16v@netzero.net>L F</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
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title=3Dsmash593@shaw.ca>Sebastian Liberona</A> ; <A=20
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org"=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 27, 2003 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Alignment =
settings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I'll second that. My rear end was seriously tweaked and =
I drove=20
it that<BR>way for some time and got in a handful of near accidents =
before I=20
realized<BR>what was going on. Measure the distance between =
the<BR>back of the=20
rear wheels with a tape measure. It should be the same as =
the<BR>distance=20
between the front of the rear wheels. A 1/4" will make a<BR>noticable=20
difference.<BR><BR>Unfortunately, there is no real adjustment in the =
rear so=20
all you can do<BR>is replace parts.. namely, the rear axle beam and/or =
the=20
stub axles.<BR><BR>Car is fixed now and I'm amazed how straight the =
steering=20
is and how the<BR>rear end doesn't swing out any more=20
:)<BR><BR>HTH<BR><BR>-Toby<BR><BR>On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, L F =
wrote:<BR><BR>>=20
You might also check the REAR wheel alignment.....sounds like it might =
have=20
serious rear toe-out.<BR>><BR>> Larry<BR>>=20
sandiego16v<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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