SL/R230: Alignment
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as.thompson (03-24-2023)
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ParsleySL500 (03-25-2023)
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Instead it is only basic “TOE” - directional adjustment.
New car industry’s best kept secret. Brought about through cost cutting and ever increasing speed of new car assembly lines.
OEM THERE IS NO FRONT CAMBER (OR CASTER) AND NO REAR CAMBER. ESSENTIAL - To allow to adjust “tire contact angles” spread load more evenly. To resolve costly, premature excess edge tire wear.
Encountered in day to day commuting - high cambered roads with excess passenger side edge wear. Wheel squat through load carrying or lowering. Fitting wide profile tires. Or just having the “ongoing” adjustment to cater for curb knock damage.
WE SAW THE NEED THEREFORE TO RE INSTATE FROM THE EARLY 90’s once again full front and rear adjustment. TO FIX IT RIGHT THE 1st. TIME - end the frustration of going from one dealer or alignment shop to the next or experimenting with constantly changing tire brands.
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Front camber is adjustable with a camber bolt kit. Alignment shops are well versed in this type of solution. They need to first adjust height which is very critical for camber and requires a special angle gauge. They also need a spring loaded toe bar to adjust front toe. Any good alignment machine will walk them through it step by step.
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Front camber is adjustable with a camber bolt kit. Alignment shops are well versed in this type of solution. They need to first adjust height which is very critical for camber and requires a special angle gauge. They also need a spring loaded toe bar to adjust front toe. Any good alignment machine will walk them through it step by step.
We have designed the K-MAC “Front” bushing kits (Camber or both Camber and Caster) to provide 4 times the adjustment range and is “precise” single wrench adjustable.
Ultimate / accurate adjustment “under load” - direct on alignment rack. Also at same time replacing the 4 highest wearing bushings with Mono ball / Self aligning which significantly improves brake and steering response.