Alignment Question
11/27/07, 02:00 AM
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Alignment Question
I am overseas in South Korea and just had all 4 new tires installed by a local tire shop. It took a few days for them to get a hold of the alignment specs for my 2006 Mustang GT. When I looked at the choices for cars on their computer, it just said 2005-06 Mustang.
So the million dollar question is: Are the alignment specs for a V-6 the same as my Mustang GT (18" fanblades)?
The reason I'm a little skeptical is because they don't sell GT's to the Koreans, only V-6s.
So the million dollar question is: Are the alignment specs for a V-6 the same as my Mustang GT (18" fanblades)?
The reason I'm a little skeptical is because they don't sell GT's to the Koreans, only V-6s.
11/27/07, 11:15 AM
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Is there a Ford Dealership in Kunsan??? If there is, you can get the correct specs from them.
I spent seven years in Korea from 1997 to 2005 (Camp Eagle, Camp Casey & Camp Hovey), I bought a 1996 GT from Military Auto Sales at Yongsan Post, Seoul, when I first got there. There was a Ford Dealership in Seoul and I took my GT there for some service/repair but can't remember the specific problem...
The plastic intake manifold crossover cracked and I had to have that replaced, but that was done by a shop in Wonju... the rest of the work I did myself at the Hobby Shop at Osan Air Base.
I had the alignment done in Wonju after the lowering springs were installed, they had a similar generic readout 1994 -1998 Mustang. I never had any tire wear issues with their work. The problem was finding a shop that could handle the larger wheels & tires.
My 05 GT is lowered 1.3 Front and 1.5 Rear and my alignment after the spring/damper install is as follows: The alignment specs used were for a 2002 Mustang, except Cobra.
CAMBER: range= -1.0 deg -0.2 deg (left & right) - actual = -0.8 & -0.5
CASTER: range= 2.5 deg 4.0 deg (left & right) - actual = no reading
TOE: range= 0.05 deg 0.20 deg (left & right) - actual = 0.06 & 0.07
Cross CAMBER: range= -0.4 deg 0.4 deg - actual = -0.2
Total TOE: range= 0.10 deg 0.40 deg - actual = 0.13
My steering is very good and no tire issues with the above settings. You could probably get by with a max of -1.5 degs of camber without any bad tire wear issues.. but, I wouldn't want to go any more than that.
Bobby M.
I spent seven years in Korea from 1997 to 2005 (Camp Eagle, Camp Casey & Camp Hovey), I bought a 1996 GT from Military Auto Sales at Yongsan Post, Seoul, when I first got there. There was a Ford Dealership in Seoul and I took my GT there for some service/repair but can't remember the specific problem...
The plastic intake manifold crossover cracked and I had to have that replaced, but that was done by a shop in Wonju... the rest of the work I did myself at the Hobby Shop at Osan Air Base.
I had the alignment done in Wonju after the lowering springs were installed, they had a similar generic readout 1994 -1998 Mustang. I never had any tire wear issues with their work. The problem was finding a shop that could handle the larger wheels & tires.
My 05 GT is lowered 1.3 Front and 1.5 Rear and my alignment after the spring/damper install is as follows: The alignment specs used were for a 2002 Mustang, except Cobra.
CAMBER: range= -1.0 deg -0.2 deg (left & right) - actual = -0.8 & -0.5
CASTER: range= 2.5 deg 4.0 deg (left & right) - actual = no reading
TOE: range= 0.05 deg 0.20 deg (left & right) - actual = 0.06 & 0.07
Cross CAMBER: range= -0.4 deg 0.4 deg - actual = -0.2
Total TOE: range= 0.10 deg 0.40 deg - actual = 0.13
My steering is very good and no tire issues with the above settings. You could probably get by with a max of -1.5 degs of camber without any bad tire wear issues.. but, I wouldn't want to go any more than that.
Bobby M.
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