Alignment

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fiat218
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Your car is a: 1969 124 AS spider

Alignment

Post by fiat218 »

I'm looking for the spec on the 79 spider
M ready for a alignment

Thanks
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
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4uall
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Your car is a: 1980 Fiat Pininfarina Spider 2000 F.I.
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Re: Alignment

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Wheels

- Camber (car laden) 0°30’ ± 30’

- Toe-in (car laden) 3 ± 2mm


I think you posted this almost a year ago :wink:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... 14&t=19072

http://archive.mirafiori.com/show.php?fid=2&msg=162427
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Your car is a: 1971 124 Spider
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Re: Alignment

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Caster ~3.5, from memory.
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fiat218
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Re: Alignment

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Just looking at the passenger wheel. The top sets in , are they going to be able to space that out? There no spacers a all in the front,
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
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Re: Alignment

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4uall wrote:Wheels

- Camber (car laden) 0°30’ ± 30’

- Toe-in (car laden) 3 ± 2mm


I think you posted this almost a year ago :wink:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... 14&t=19072

http://archive.mirafiori.com/show.php?fid=2&msg=162427
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Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
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4uall
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Re: Alignment

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Image
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Re: Alignment

Post by So Cal Mark »

if you have negative camber without any shims, the shock towers are collapsing in towards the engine. That isn't adjustable unless you have a port-a-power. Time to put it on a frame machine and start pulling
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Re: Alignment

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Thanks, it at the alignment shop
I think it just the wheels are straight lol one goes one way and the other similar but the other way
I will report in when I see the results
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
fiat218
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Re: Alignment

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Got It all align, great job done, I took it to Firestone and bought the life time policy, he Said I may need a tweak now and then
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
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