Does any one have a listing for 1998 slk230.
ie, camber, caster, toe. (front and rear)

Thanks in advance

Bazzle

 

vehicle level rear axle> 8mm (+ or -10)
vehicle level front >3mm (-15 or +10)

front toe 0° 20' (+-10')
rear toe 0°37' (+-7')


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Thanks for the posts Sleepwalker.

Unfortunately I dont understand MB's way of measuring. Normally I just use an
alignment machine that says ie: 1.8mm toe in, and 1.5 dgrees neg camber etc.


My current readings are approx
Front: -1.6 degrees camber, toe in 1.9mm total, caster 5 degrees.
rear : neg 1.3 degrees camber, 1.8mm toe in.
Im concerned re the -1.6 on front as I am getting wear on inner tread blocks.
I read somewhere but cant find it that they should be 0 to 1 degree neg.

How do these compare to spec??

If my settings are out I am contemplating useing thicker MB spring pads on front to
raise about 10mm, to reduce camber.

Bazzle

 

this is right is your car level on the front is -10mm. we are using special tool to measure that from the angle of lower arm.

this is also within the value. as you drive the car, there is a tendency that the toe will go back to zero because of the suspension design and velocity. no worry here. positive toe doesn't wear out from the inside.

camber should always be negative because if you ride on it, the height will go down and the reading will move to positive side a little.

you don't have bad suspension links? do you rotate the wheels every 10k km?

wearing out of tires depends on many factors too.

 

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Front: -1.6 degrees camber

this is right is your car level on the front is -10mm. we are using special tool to measure that from the angle of lower arm."



I assume your saying what Ive got is OK.

Still dont get the methodology or what -10mm relates to??

Cheers Bazzle

 

that's what the inclination gauge on special tool indicate.

it can be the horizontal position of the lower arm... but from which angle i still need to find out and tell you later.

 

Got this from another forum on another chaps results done today. Makes me feel a lot better as mine is only 1/2 degree out on camber not 1 like I thought looking at the MB target in the middle column. Thanks again for your posting too Sleepwalker.

Bazzle

 

Mine and His.

Bazzle



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