'76 Scorpion Alignment

[davidb]

Can't find anything on the forum re: alignment . Says expired
or something . I have 195/60 13 tires, pretty much replacing
as much of the suspension as I can get to . It'll all be stock .
Sooooooo I need the specs for 4 corner wheel re-alignment .
Thanks ...

[Will]

When you say "specs" do you wanrt STOCK specs, i.e. from the TDM? I can look them up for you tonight if you require.

[davidb]

Don't know what a TDM is but yes just your basic factory aligmnent .
I mentioned the tire size in case that would make a difference .
They're just wider lower profile 13 inchers. Thanks Will !

[Will]

The only real "adjustment" is the front toe, which should be 2-4mm over 13" as specified in the Tech Data Manual (TDM) but most of us run zero toe. Running zero toe makes the inside wheel in a turn follow a tighter radius (increases Ackerman) which is generally helpful for street driving and pretty much mandatory for something like autocross where you have a lot of really tight little turns you need to get the car through fast.

Other alignment figures you can check on a rack (but probably don't have to unless your car's been hit or you ran into a pothole) are:

Camber : +/- 20' (minutes) <---- check this if you LOWERED the car!
Caster : 6 degrees +/- 15' <--- pothole or if u drive like a maniac, check radius rod brackets and inside trunk!
KPA: 13 degrees 30' <--- remember, offset bolts or eccentric bushes at the strut lowers change the camber ONLY, while camber plates change the camber AND the king pin angle!!!

Steering angle: 32 degrees outside wheel, +/- 1 degree 30 seconds inside wheel (this is with the 2-4mm toe figure)

[PAV]

I think you need to have the car weighted with 2 bodies of specific weight ( passenger - driver) and luggage of specified weighting in the luggage compartment.
Fuel Filled up.

Best wishes!

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