Clio geometry

[car.crash]

I need to get the 182 laser tracked.
Can anyone advise me on what can be adjusted. Caster,camber and toe etc.
also are the rears adjustable and what would be a good compromise between track and road?
Does anyone know the numbers?

[Andrew Cooke]

as standard you can adjust toe on the front and that's it.

You can get shims for the rear axle that allow camber and toe to be adjusted.

You can get camber bolts to adjust the front camber.

You can get roller top mounts that allow a bit if camber and caster tweaking, but you can't change one without the other so you may want bolts as well.

[car.crash]

Thanks Andrew.
Would I best just getting the tracking done and leaving the rest well alone and trust what Renault did?
The cars not a keeper so don't want to go to mad on work.

I find the steering quite unresponsive and wants to jump out of my hands on bumps but there's probably a more serious problem if there's little to no adjustment from factory.

[Andrew Cooke]

it does sound more fundamental than a setting tweak. I'd have a good look underneath and pull a few things about. Is the suspension standard? Can you have a go in someone else's 172/182?

[car.crash]

The whole car is standard but done 115k so I guess it's pretty worn out.
I shall overhaul the front end and have it retraked before snetterton.

[TNT ANDY]

I was just going to post this up in another thread, but Ill post there 1st. This is a very good artical.


http://www.crypton.co.za/Tto%20know/Wheel%20Alignment/Wheel%20Alignment%20Simplified.pdf

[car.crash]

Thanks Andy. I shall have a read of that tonight. :)