Front Alignment specs
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Front Alignment specs
Hello,
I searched, but could not find the answer....so here goes.....
Does anyone know what the Front camber and Toe spec's are for a '99 XK8? ALso the ride height spec may help.
I've eliminated the play in the front end of this car via new bushings ball joints etc, but the front camber seems excessive, even with the lower eccentric adjusted all the way towards the positive direction. It is still at 1.7 degrees negative camber....aprrox the same on both L & R
I'm also wondering if the subframe casting is known to "relax" allowing the upper control arm pivot location to move, it looks a bit week as a cantilever.Castings don't usually move too far without cracking tho....
My thoughts are :
1) that either Jag has designed in alot of negative camber (too much for good inside tire wear)
or possibly;
2) that either the front end is "low" (sagged springs), putting the suspension in the wrong part of the camber curve, but being slightly low does not usually change the camber THAT much.
3) the upper control arm inboard pivot in too far "in", due to forces on the subframe casting.
I searched, but could not find the answer....so here goes.....
Does anyone know what the Front camber and Toe spec's are for a '99 XK8? ALso the ride height spec may help.
I've eliminated the play in the front end of this car via new bushings ball joints etc, but the front camber seems excessive, even with the lower eccentric adjusted all the way towards the positive direction. It is still at 1.7 degrees negative camber....aprrox the same on both L & R
I'm also wondering if the subframe casting is known to "relax" allowing the upper control arm pivot location to move, it looks a bit week as a cantilever.Castings don't usually move too far without cracking tho....
My thoughts are :
1) that either Jag has designed in alot of negative camber (too much for good inside tire wear)
or possibly;
2) that either the front end is "low" (sagged springs), putting the suspension in the wrong part of the camber curve, but being slightly low does not usually change the camber THAT much.
3) the upper control arm inboard pivot in too far "in", due to forces on the subframe casting.
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