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Alignment: Specifications

Caster - 0° Frame Angle [1]

Left Hand ....................................................................................................................................................................................................  3.9° ± 1.0°
Right Hand ..................................................................................................................................................................................................  4.4° ± 1.0°
Total/split ..................................................................................................................................................................................................  -0.5° ± 0.7°

Camber

Right Hand ................................................................................................................................................................................................  -0.5° ± 0.7°
Left Hand ...................................................................................................................................................................................................  -0.5° ± 0.7°
Total/split ....................................................................................................................................................................................................  0.0° ± 0.7°

Total Toe @ Curb Ride Height [2] ...............................................................................................................................................................  0.12° ± 0.25°
Wheel Track ......................................................................................................................................................................................  30.6 mm (1.22 inch)
Dogtracking - Max. (Centerline Of Front 

Tires Compared To Centerline Of Rear Tires) .................................................................................................................................  30 mm (1.2 inch)

Clear Vision (Negative Value Is Counterclockwise) ........................................................................................................................................  2.4° ± 3.0°
Ride Height

Front

New Vehicles With Less 

Than 500 Miles ...............................................................................................................................  113 mm (4.52 inch) ± 11 mm (0.44 inch)

Original Parts ........................................................................................................................................  101 mm (4.04 inch) ± 11 mm (0.44 inch)
Replacement Parts ...................................................................................................................................  113 mm (4.52 inch) ± 3 mm (0.12 inch)

Rear ...............................................................................................................................................................................  156-202 mm (6.24-8.08 inch)

Vehicle Lean (Side-to-Side Height Differences)

Front Wheel Opening .....................................................................................................................................................................  16 mm (0.64 inch)
Rear Wheel Opening .........................................................................................................................................................................  20 mm (0.8 inch)

[1]

If vehicle is higher in the rear, add the frame angle to the measured caster. If vehicle if lower in the rear, subtract the frame angle from the
measured caster. Compare the total to the specification.

[2]

Positive value is toe-in, negative value is toe-out.

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