Car suspension measurement

Optimum driving performance and the lowest possible tire wear can only be achieved if the wheels are fitted perfectly. In case of abnormal tire wear and lack of road stability - poor straight-line stability, as well as poor cornering control, it is necessary to contact a workshop for an optical measurement of the vehicle.

Where such measurement is not possible, only the camber and toe of the front wheels are checked.

Outside the workshop, it is hardly possible to do more than check the camber and toe of the front wheels. Therefore, I confine myself to describing only these dimensions.

Adjustment

It is advisable to measure the car with an optical device to determine the position of the wheels of the car. If there is no such device, then the camber can be checked using a protractor VW 3021, and the toe-in can be checked using a mechanical template. For any measurement, the following conditions must be met:

• prescribed tire pressure.
• absolutely flat horizontal surface.
• the vehicle must be unladen (with spare wheel and, if possible, with a full fuel tank).
• properly adjusted steering.
• lack of unacceptable play in the steering rods and wheel suspension.
• correctly installed springs.