2. To adjust these parameters, we recommend contacting a service station that has special equipment.
3. The following front wheel adjustment will give you an understanding of the purpose of this adjustment.
4. Toe-in is the turning of the front or rear wheels. The purpose of this adjustment is to make the rotation of the front wheels parallel. On a vehicle with zero toe, the distance between the front wheels will be the same as the distance between the rear wheels.
5. The exact amount of toe-in is usually only a few millimeters. A car with static toe-in, for example, having a value of 2.5 mm per wheel, would have the distance between the front edges of the wheels 5 mm less than the distance between the rear edges of the wheels when the car is stationary. This happens because even when the wheels are aligned when the car is stopped, they will roll parallel when the car is moving.
6. Toe-in adjustment is made by positioning the end of the connecting rod on the rod itself on the front wheels and the wheel sprocket adjuster on the inner wheels. Incorrect toe-in will cause your tires to wear unevenly, making them slick against the road surface. Tools for measuring wheel alignment are available at service stations. When using such a tool, follow the manufacturer's instructions.
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7. Longitudinal inclination of the kingpin - inclination of the axis of the steering kingpin (the point around which the wheels turn when adjusted) forward or backward, as discussed above. Camber is the tilt of the front wheels from their vertical position when viewed from the front of the vehicle. When the kingpin axis is tilted forward, the kingpin caster is considered positive (+). Similarly, when the wheels are tilted outward at the top, the camber is considered positive (+). When the kingpin axis is tilted rearward, the kingpin caster is negative (-), and when the wheels are tilted inward at the top, the camber is negative (-). The amount of caster is measured in degrees from the vertical position and is called kingpin caster or camber angle. Positive kingpin caster allows the car to track easily in a straight line, while negative kingpin caster makes this less stable. The front camber angle affects the area of the tire tread that comes into contact with the road and will compensate for changes in suspension geometry when the vehicle is cornering or driving over uneven surfaces.