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Col-GTSX Grand Master

Col-GTSX

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Hey guys...

Long story short...

Its time for a wheel alingment before i scrub more rubber off my rear tyres after fitting a new set of springs and shocks. I have had many wheel alignments done before but its costlly and i have access to a brand spanking new wireless wheel alignment machine next saturday.

However this brand new fang dangled machine only has Holden motor vehicles programed into its data base. Probablly because its based in the workshop of a major Holden dealership in Brisbane. Anyways i need the numbers for an R33 GTS-T Skyline asap.

Spec on my car is lowered 1.5 inch's. I dont think anything else has a bearing on the numbers. So if you do wheel alignments for a living i would like to hear from you. If you have access to the standard numbers (settings) I would also like to hear from you. Its just i have a guy to operate the machine and he wants the standard numbers to punch into it so it can do its bit. As in toe in and so forth those who have the figures i am looking for know what im talking about.

Thanks Col

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Sydneykid Grand Master

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Hey guys...

Long story short...

Its time for a wheel alingment before i scrub more rubber off my rear tyres after fitting a new set of springs and shocks. I have had many wheel alignments done before but its costlly and i have access to a brand spanking new wireless wheel alignment machine next saturday.

However this brand new fang dangled machine only has Holden motor vehicles programed into its data base. Probablly because its based in the workshop of a major Holden dealership in Brisbane. Anyways i need the numbers for an R33 GTS-T Skyline asap.

Spec on my car is lowered 1.5 inch's. I dont think anything else has a bearing on the numbers. So if you do wheel alignments for a living i would like to hear from you. If you have access to the standard numbers (settings) I would also like to hear from you. Its just i have a guy to operate the machine and he wants the standard numbers to punch into it so it can do its bit. As in toe in and so forth those who have the figures i am looking for know what im talking about.

Thanks Col

You have lowered the car, so the standard caster and camber settings are meaningless. If you haven't fitted adjustable bushes, you can't adjust them anyway. Actually you can adjust the rear camber 0.25 degree with the standard adjusters, but considering how much you have lowered it, that won't help much. From the R33GTST Whiteline and Bilstein Group Buy thread following are my recommended settings

Front

Caster +7.0 degrees or more

Camber -1.0 degrees

Toe Zero each side

Rear

Camber -0.5 degrees

Toe -2mm each side

Hope that is of some help

:thumbsup: cheers ;)

Col-GTSX Grand Master

Col-GTSX

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Thanks Garry

I just really need the tyres to stop scrubbing side ways down the road as my rear guards are always filled with rubber from just 100km drive...

Ill write em down... Try it on saturday...

Also i purchased a bush kit from whiteline pn: KCA347 but have been told they are useless and difficult to setup...

So i really just the wheels straightened to stop off centre scrubbing...

Thanks again

Sydneykid Grand Master

Sydneykid

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Thanks Garry

I just really need the tyres to stop scrubbing side ways down the road as my rear guards are always filled with rubber from just 100km drive...

Ill write em down... Try it on saturday...

Also i purchased a bush kit from whiteline pn: KCA347 but have been told they are useless and difficult to setup...

So i really just the wheels straightened to stop off centre scrubbing...

Thanks again

The KCA347 is a rear camber adjustable bush kit, very usefull. Whoever told you they were useless is probably not using/installing them correctly. Just follow the instructions.

:D cheers :D

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Col-GTSX Grand Master

Col-GTSX

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There was no instructions....

I thought my rubber was wearing from just sitting on the inside of the tyre but i have founds out it is not the camber its that the wheels are not straight...

As is they are out of wack in terms of toe in/out...

So i like the camber but i dont like the chewing of my rubber...

ferni Grand Master

ferni

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If you want good tyre wear then get SK alignment settings as above.

If you want better handing, then go a bit more aggressive on the camber...

It's a sliding scale between tyre wear and handling....

Eitherway, go get an alignment ...

Triskillion Collaborator

Triskillion

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when getting an alignment is there any danger? eg them fudging the hicas or anything??? coz i want an alignment done soon but im worried the local tyre power shop might screw it. plus ive seen them do an alignment... whip out the old hammer and give it afew wacks till its right.

benl1981 Grand Master

benl1981

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I'm trying to find Sks settings for a standard R33..GTST

I'm going to get a wheel alignment soonish so was hoping to get all the settings to give them for 95% street used car running stock gear.. I looked through the group buy thread but couldnt see them listed in a clear cut manner. Should there be a FAQ or tutorial.

ie.

Front

Toe

Caster

Camber

Rear

Toe

Camber

+ any other settigns needed??

Thanks

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Duncan Grand Master

Duncan

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Umm, the same settings should be fine for an r33 gtst, personally I would go only -1mm toe on the rear but Gary knows what he is talking about :ban:

There is one trick I have found with wheel alignment shops.....make sure they follow your supplied settings (ie get a print out from the laser aligner). If you leave them on their own they give the tyres toe in to reduce the impact of the camber on tyre wear.....which is fine if tyre wear is your only issue - but if you want it to turn in properly and be stable at the rear follow the settings above instead

Gts-t Grand Master

Gts-t

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In my r32 gtst i run

Front

Camber 1.5 neg each side

Castor is about 6.5 each side (can i impove this? i think its pretty much maxed out)

Toe 1mm out each side

Rear

Camber 1.5 neg each side

Toe Zero each side

What do you guys think about this? Could it be improved?

Cheers guys

Sydneykid Grand Master

Sydneykid

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does anyone know a place in sydney that is good for a wheel alignment for skylines? trustworthy l mean, also mechanical work too l suppose.

Heasmans ,Sydenham

East Coast, Kirrawee

StGeorge Steering, Punchbowl

:P Cheers :(

mle808 Enthusiast

mle808

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hey,

i might have similar problem, just got the shocks and springs fitted today. but they didnt have enough time to align it. so will have to go tomororw morning,...but whats really bugging me is that...the height from centre of hub to top of guard are different on all four corners?.....is this what a wheel alignment should fix?

or should i be going back to the suspension place and ask wth happened?....

RHS front is 345mm but LHS front is 330mm

RHS Rear is 360mm but LHS Rear is 350mm

and its scrubing sometimes when going over a bump ont he lleft front, sounds similar to you Col-GtsX

is your height the like that too?

Bass Junky Grand Master

Bass Junky

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SK

With the -2mm of Toe on the back, does that mean the wheels are pointing outwards?

What effect does this have on the tyre were?

What effect does it have on the handling?

Thanks.

Alignment being done now, I just want to get the idea straight in my head.

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