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Chrysler Crossfire
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1, Wheel Camber angles:Wheel alignment according to Chrysler Crossfire Service Repair manual, page 28 to 37. How to do an easy check of camber angle:Here is an easy way to get a rough estimation of your car camber angles (there are many other ways too). You just have to use a spirit level and a calculator. Find a parking lot that's in level where you can do this. Before do this, check the tire air pressure and only brake the car soft when parking, otherwise the angles can change. ![]() Hold the spirit level against the wheel rim. Measure the L distance in the picture above. If your spirit level is too short or long you can cut a piece of wood of the proper length to line up to the wheel rim and then put the spirit level against this piece of wood. Then your L is the length of the piece of wood. ![]() If you have a negative camber which is the normal there will be a space on the upper side of the spirit level. Move the spirit level out until the bulb come in place. Measure how big this is, the D distance above. Do it on both sides, the values should be almost identical. In my case the L = 400 mm and D = 14 mm. With a simple formula you can calculate the angle from this for small angels.
You find the function arcSin or arc Sinus on most calculators. The result can be presented in arc units, it depends on the calculator, then you must recalculate it to degrees.
My own figures give an angle of 2 degrees, or -2 degrees because the wheel is tilted inwards. -2 degrees are a normal value for the front wheels. In back I have about -1 degree. If you have another car, check your car's repair manual what camber angels it should be. On my car the camber and caster angels are normally not adjustable, you have to rebuilt the car to allowed that. But normally you never adjust these two angles, only the Toe-in angles. If the camber angle is out of limit then maybe the car has been smashed in earlier times.
Note: Why did I do this? I was just a bit curious, if the car had been smashed seriously in earlier times I could have seen that from this values.
Update:
I got the limits from here:
JLtechno.com . Angle measurement with angle instrument, I attached it to the disc brake:
The floor in the garage is a bit tilted down to the right which these figures are not corrected for.
Update:
I feel that I don't have the precision I need to do any adjustment and let it be where it's now. The rear are between the limits, in front I don't have any unusual wear. At last I did a measurement of the height at the rear end of the car. There is a difference of 8 mm where the right side is the lower. That's a very little difference, it can be calibrated out with a 5 mm thick rubber pad between the spring and the lower arm, they can be ordered in steps of 5 mm thickness. That is at least what I have read how they do it.
Update:
The I set a jack under the front rear wheel to get it in level at rear and did a new measurement:
Now it's perfect, maybe it's the front right spring that is defective. Have to check it later, but I will replace the lower front bushings and then I replace the springs as well.
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