Introduction I find that you can measure toe and cam quite easily.The following link explains the procedure for measuring cam and toe:
Click here for alignment tutorial
Measuring cam on stock 1991 alloy wheels:
the rim bulges in the middle so you have to take a 2 inch block on your leveland calculate gap minus the block width. The gap is indicated by red arrow which is about .75 inches and the rim is about 17 inches
Formula:
inverse tan(.75 inches/17inches)=degrees camberCalulating inverse tan
Click for Online Calculator
you can get inverse tan with the above calculator
1.enter .75/17 inches2shift key3.tan key
so i have a camber of 2.5 degrees.
Or paste this into google search and google will give you the answer:
atan(0.75/17) to degrees
Adjusting camber/toe
Rear
Front( tie rod end nut is 19 mm. the nut to remove tie rod end. not the castle nut.
Only the toe can be adjusted. The camber however will change as toe is change. You change toe by adjusting tie rod length.
ball joint nut is torqued 22-36 lbs
L=174.8 mm or 6.88 inches from factory. both side have to have the same L after adjustment.
1991-1994 240sx ALIGNMENT SPECS:-Front wheel alignment (unladen)(ie fuel, radiator and engine oil full withspare tire, jack, and tools.).....camber -1 degree 30' to 0 degree.....caster 6 degree 00' to 7 degree 30'.....toe in mm (in) 0.3 - 2.3 (0.012 - 0.091).....toe in degree 2' - 13' ( total toe in angle).....full turns inner wheel 39 degree - 43 degree.....full turns outer wheel 33 degree-Rear wheel alignment (unladen) as above.....camber -1 degree 30' to -0 degree 36'.....toe in mm (in) 0.5- 4.5 (0.020- 0.177).....toe in degree 3' - 25' (total toe in angle)
alignment links:http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Ti...t.htm
http://www.240sx.org/faq/articles/alignment.htm
http://www.negative-camber.org....html
http://forums.nasioc.com/forum...93484
http://www.teamblewracing.com/forum/
zerothread?id=69125
http://info.rockauto.com/Spice...1.jpg
zerothread?id=333595http://forums.nicoc ... ?id=333862
HICAS alignment
Front alignment is the same as regular steering. Rear is different as described below. There is no camber adjustment for rear on hicas.
Modified by vancouverbc at 3:21 PM 10/23/2008
Modified by vancouverbc at 10:08 PM 5/25/2009