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[Shrek]

I have just found my Haynes book of lies .... i knew i had one but misplaced it .. anyway it gives a kind of proceedure in there for doing it ... may take it with me when it goes back in on Tuesday 

[Liam]

Do make sure you're firm about the setting you want - if they're anything like the local place i tried once, they'll just want to undo the bolts, hit the wheel with a hammer till the numbers are green, and do the bolts up again. Ideally there should be weight in the seat so that the camber is st at a realistic static ride height.

[Chris_H]

I set mine by eye and when I had it checked by a friend who has the gear it was spot-on.  Semi-fluke.

I would recommend scribing a line down the edge of the strut on the hub so that you can see where it was before adjustment.

[TheBoy]

This is precisely why we recommend the likes of Wheels-inmotion who understand Omega geometry over a bunch of retards with the right equipment but no knowhow on how to use it.

Haynes/Autodata et el simply reprint GM specs. GM's specs were way too wide to start with when all the suspension/bushes/shocks/spings/steering were brand spanking new, and seemingly hopeless when a bit of wear has crept in.

[feeutfo]

Tell them you want it setting to -1deg 10 and not 'in the green'

They will also need to re-set the tracking at the front to

Tracking at the moment reads Front Left Toe 0°04' and Front Right 0°02'   ... how do those numbers look ?

Oh dear oh dear, toe is 0 degrees.10' plus or minus .05 and they should be able to get it cock on.

[Andy B]

Hold down the ALT key, type 0176 on the number pad and release the ALT, which gives you  °

You could just type 'o' highlight it & press 'superscript' 

[Liam]

Dont know if I could sleep at night using superscript o's as degree symbols . Let me see...

° ^o

Ewwww!

[Entwood]

Dont know if I could sleep at night using superscript o's as degree symbols . Let me see...

° ^o

Ewwww!

Its a hard choice ... 0°  or 0^o


decisions decisions ... 

[wheels-inmotion]

Tell them you want it setting to -1deg 10 and not 'in the green'

They will also need to re-set the tracking at the front to

I did mention that figure on the phone ... he said after checking Auto Data or something other than the data they used at the time that they did make a mistake and that it can be adjusted .... so does it need wieght in the car at the time or just adjust to -1°10' as it stands ? 

If you are setting it to -1d 10', you don't need weight.

[Shrek]

Tell them you want it setting to -1deg 10 and not 'in the green'

They will also need to re-set the tracking at the front to

I did mention that figure on the phone ... he said after checking Auto Data or something other than the data they used at the time that they did make a mistake and that it can be adjusted .... so does it need wieght in the car at the time or just adjust to -1°10' as it stands ? 

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If you are setting it to -1d 10', you don't need weight
Thank you .... thats good to know  .
I'll ask them to set it to -1°10'   
Why cant i live near WIM