Wheel Alignment Settings
Difficulty
Credit
Blackdog
Cost
For
Old Style 600cc For2
Old Style 700cc For2
Roadster
For4
Old Style 700cc For2
Roadster
For4
Wheel Alignment Settings
Alignment is the angle, tilt and direction that the wheels and tyres face on the car.
They are rarely dead vertical and facing dead straight as adjusting these figures can
change the way the car behaves and handles. Negative camber can increase cornering.
Who Can Check And Adjust These Settings?
Although most people would think of taking their car to smart I seriously doubt that any
smart dealers have the equipment or the knowledge to adjust the wheel alignment.
Any company that deals with tracking will do a top job and many tyre fitting places
offer reasonable services. Look for laser tracking if available as that is very accurate.
Professional companies that deal with tracking will already know the correct figures for your car.
Not very much. Toe in and toe out can be adjusted on the front wheels by adjusting
the steering rack arms. The rear camber can be adjusted with wedges and spacers.
If anything that can't be adjusted is out of tolerance you may have chassis or suspension damage.
If the handling changes, if the steering pulls in a straight line or you have
unusual or uneven tyre wear it is worth having the settings checked.
Front Axle Transverse Leaf Spring up to 14/11/1999
Front Axle Transverse Leaf Spring 15/11/1999 to 08/01/2001
Front Axle MacPherson light 08/01/2001 to 02/01/2003
Front Axle MacPherson light 03/01/2003 Onwards
Fortwo 450
Rear
Rear Axle up to 14/11/1999
Rear Axle as of 15/11/1999 to
Rear Axle from
Except Brabus
Brabus
Except Brabus
| -1°08' +/- 0°30' | |
Except Brabus
Brabus
| -1°08' +/- 0°30' | |
Brabus
Until I get time to stick this all in a table, I figured I may as well
put up the scan that Smartworx sent to me a long time back.
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