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Alignment: Specifications

TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS: 

Caster Split Nuts ............................................................................................................................................................  149 - 201 Nm (110 - 148 ft. lbs.)

ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS: 

Caster [1]: 

Left Side .....................................................................................................................................................................................................  3.9° ± 1.0°
Right Side ...................................................................................................................................................................................................  4.4° ± 1.0°
Total/Split ..................................................................................................................................................................................................  -0.5° ± 0.7°

Camber: 

Left Side ....................................................................................................................................................................................................  -0.5° ± 0.7°
Right Side ..................................................................................................................................................................................................  -0.5° ± 0.7°
Total/Split ...................................................................................................................................................................................................  0.0° ± 0.7°

Toe Total/Split [2] ........................................................................................................................................................................................  0.12° ± 0.25°
Wheel Track ........................................................................................................................................................................................  30.6 mm (1.2 inch)
Dog-Tracking [3] ..................................................................................................................................................................................  30 mm (1.18 inch)
Clear Vision [4] ................................................................................................................................................................................................  2.4° ± 3.0°
Ride Height: 

Original Suspension Components ...............................................................................................................................  90 - 111 mm (3.58 - 4.37 inch)
New Suspension Components ...................................................................................................................................  110 - 116 mm (4.33 - 4.56 inch)

Vehicle Lean (Side-to-Side Height Differences):

Front Wheel Opening Maximum ......................................................................................................................................................  16 mm (0.6 inch)
Rear Wheel Opening Maximum .....................................................................................................................................................  20 mm (0.78 inch)

[1]:  0° Frame Angle (If Vehicle Is Higher In The Rear, Add The Frame Angle To The Measured Caster. If Vehicle Is Lower In The Rear, Subtract The
Frame Angle From The Measured Caster. Compare The Total Specification.)

[2]:  @ Curb Ride Height (Positive Value Is Toe-In, Negative Value Is Toe-Out)

[3]:  Maximum (Centerline Of Front Tires Compared To Centerline Of Rear Tires)

[4]:  Negative Value Is Counterclockwise.

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