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Old May 15, 2013 | 03:33 PM
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Stock alignment numbers?

Curious as to what the stock alignment numbers are for my '09 JCW Clubman. Having a lot of trouble finding this at the moment, and I want to at least know what the stock numbers are before I go for an alignment and they just throw everything to zero.

This is also a complicated situation because I'm pretty low, and there are very few places I can go. Luckily I've narrowed down what local places there are that will throw caution to the wind and do some sketchy things to get my car on a lift.

Any info would be great. And for those of you who may be 'stanced' in any way, let me know what numbers you're running if you've changed from stock!
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 03:46 PM
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Here are stock specs.

Front axle:
Total toe 0° 12' +/- 10'
Camber -35' +/- 25'
Toe offset angle -1° 16' +/- 30'
Caster 4° 16' +/- 30'
Max. steering lock angle at inside of wheel 36° 2'

Rear axle:
Total toe 0° 24' +/- 8'
Camber 2° 05' +/- 20'
Geometric axial difference 0° +/- 10'

A lot of owners run 2 deg front neg camber, 1-1.3 deg rear neg camber, 0 toe all round or maybe a little toe-in at the rear, like 1-2mm each side. This seems to work well for all around use IMO also.
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 04:02 PM
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And to think - I was gonna move this because it was in the wrong forum.

Thank you very much!
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 04:06 PM
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This is interesting for me, especially because my rears seem much more negative than stock is showing. These are the second gen numbers, correct?
 
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Old May 15, 2013 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Tillos
This is interesting for me, especially because my rears seem much more negative than stock is showing. These are the second gen numbers, correct?
Even though this was in the wrong generation I made sure I gave you the right information.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ension_r56.pdf
 
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