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Old 17th September 2009, 22:26   #76
T-Cut
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Default Wheel Alignment Specs

I keep this handy:



What intrigues me about such specs are the differences between 75 and ZT figures, when they both share identical suspension parts and attachements. How can the King Pin Inclinations differ? How can the Caster Angles differ? I'd like to know what they do to make them different. Are the mounting holes different in the body shells?

Edit2: I notice Haynes quotes the above 75 data for all models and averages the King Pin settings. Hmm...

EDIT3: (April 2010) I recently discovered that there is a variation in the lower suspension arm (wishbone) rear mounting bushes. The MG models have a different part number from the 75s. This suggests that there will be a variation in certain parameters (don't know which) due to a difference in the positioning of the rear pivot point. This suggests that the 'fits all models' type mounting bushes sold on eBay for example, should be checked out very thoroughly. It could possibly be a reason why many cars seem to suffer tyre edge wear.

TC

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