Alignment Spec's

["Vee Dubb" <Scirious@hotmail.com>]

Can't tell you what people are using, but here are the specs for a MKII
(same for MKI I'm pretty sure).

Front Wheels:
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Caster: +1°50' ±30'      [note:  caster is "not adjustable", but the info is
here anyway]
Corresopnding camber change from 20° left lock to 20° right lock:  1°15'
±20'
Max permissible difference between sides:  1°
_________________
Camber:  +20' ±30'
Max difference between sides:  1°
_________________
Toe:  Total toe:  -15' ±10'
Toe angle difference at 20° lock (each side, wheels not pressed) -1°30' ±30'

Rear Axle:
_________________
Camber:  -1°15' ±35'
Max difference between sides:  40'
_________________
Toe:  total:  +20' ±30'
Maximum permissible deviation from driving direction:  30'

There you go.  These are the "stock" specs on the car, and I think most of
us would agree that they are ultra-conservative.  An autocrosser recently
advised me to use 2° front camber and 1.5° rear, but noted that the car will
feel somewhat twitchy on the highway and will wear tires unevenly.  So you
don't want to go that far.  If you just used the spec (-20') with it's
tollerance (-30') that would give you 50', or 5/6ths of a degree, and that
shouldn't be radical at all I wouldn't think.  My alignment is all screwed
up so I can't give you real experience on my Scirocco.

Sincerely;

Brian Haygood


----- Original Message -----
From: Kervin Ridgley <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:56 PM
Subject: Alignment settings


> I'm taking my car in for an alignment.  I just put on new shocks and
springs
> (Bilsteins and H&R sports).  I've got 13's on now (hey! stop laughing)
and
> I may get some stock 14's in a bit.  No autocross in this car.  Mostly not
> so smooth country roads and monthly 600 mile trips on 95.  What are you
all
> using?
>
>
> Kervin Ridgley
> 86 Scirocco II 8v
> 92 Golf GL on death row
> 00 TT 600
>
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