4 Wheel Alignment specs

[sal_s2]

just had a 4wheel alignment done on mine a 4 wheel aligns the front and rear wheels for castor, camber and toe it sets the steering wheel straight and sets the centre andle of the steering

hope this helps

Matt, where did you have yours done? I'm not far from you and would like to be able to get mine done locally.
Thanks

[Jamo]

just had a 4wheel alignment done on mine a 4 wheel aligns the front and rear wheels for castor, camber and toe it sets the steering wheel straight and sets the centre andle of the steering

hope this helps

Where did you get that done mate? i'm in Brum and i am searching for a local place to get it done.

Thanks

[Ski]

I had mine done at Tim's and it was a top job. I have heard the "national" garages have the best equipment and do the best job.

[WabTheKing]

i can hand on heart recomend any garage that uses Quick Trak
as it was manufactured by mottram engineering (me!)

no seriously tho it is one of the leading wheel alignment systems

[Baldy]

I've used thistlethwaites in Bolton in the past and they havea BEAR computerised 4wheel alignment rig that checks camber, caster and tracking gives printouts and all that kinda stuff its the sort of thing all the normal fast fit places and garages can only dream of. its much better tha nthe usual hang a spirit level with laser pointer on it types of alignment

[CR500Dom]

Lots of people still getting confused here

National Tyres "4wheel alignment" is really 4 wheel tracking
Lots of places advertise 4 wheel alignment but they think that means tracking.

Most of the tyre shops Have no Idea what Camber and Castor are let alone how to adjust it

Most cars can be Tracked front and rear, some have camber adjustment on the front but normally only due to manufacturing tolerances.

The S2 and Quattros have Adjustable Toe (Tracking) on all 4 wheels, Adjustable Camber on all 4 wheels and limited Castor adjustment.

A proper 4 wheel alignment rig does all measurements on each wheel independantly but at the same time. Then you just need a fitter who knows what to adjust to get the desired result.

I gave up trying to tell him when he said "thats close enough" for about the 5th time Told him to push the buttons on the computer while I did the adjustments

Buy a Camber guage from Demon Thieves or Pace, set yourself up on a flat patch and do it your self, it really isnt that hard

Hope this clears up any confusion
Just ask them if they do a Full suspension geometry check rather than 4 wheel tracking
Cheers
Dom

[curlyks2]

Then you just need a fitter who knows what to adjust to get the desired result... I gave up trying to tell him when he said "thats close enough" for about the 5th time

Yeah - on my previous car I got "it's within tolerance" (both wheels visibly pointing in different directions), so promptly changed garage.
Ck.

[quattroTurbo]

quattro and S2 don't have caster adjustment. It can only be adjusted inadvertently setting camber and toe. The best machine for any German car is the Beissbarth (recommended and supplied by Audi), it has a proper listing for the S2 and all other Audis. You quite simply bring it up on the screen, then then reads your cars geometry and tells you graphically and numerically where to make the changes.

[RS2 CQ]

Once you guys find the 4 wheel alignment shop...how are you setting up your cars?

It has been recomended to me to set it up with about 1.75-2.0 degrees of neg camber, 0 toe in front and back and max caster, which i do not think is adjustable on my car. Do you think that is a good setting for occasional street driving, and agressive track use?

It is my understanding that the more negitive camber you put in the better it turns. Has anyone tried a ton of negative camber?...Like 2.5 degrees?

[S2central.net]

I don't remember the recommendation for best 'toe' and 'caster' settings but I do know for sure that MORE NEGATIVE camber on the front wheels improves handling in the turns on any car regardless of FWD, RWD or 4WD.

[Jamo]

4 Wheel Alignment specs

What is the correct spec for the S2?

MikeS2 and S2Central / Erwin have different specs listed.

http://www.s2-audi.co.uk/tech_articles/alignment.htm

http://www.s2central.net/alignment.html

[mcandmar]

S2Central looks correct to me, the difference is only a tiny bit more Toe on the front, the second numbers are the acceptable adjustment range, S2Central just has slightly tighter values for adjustment. You can ignore the second figures, just get the first as close as possible.

To be honest either is within the specs, most tracking centers aren’t that accurate anyway.

[Mikes2]

Paul's site only lists the Bentley spec for the 20v which uses different data from the S2. The info on my site was taken from the alignment machine output.

Have you got Erwin data for the Coupe.The only Erwin data I have is for the Avant / saloon.

[S2central.net]

My info came from an OFRM sourced on Erwin for the Avant & Sedan. I couldn't find anything S2 Coupe specific from Audi on this - just the Bentley manual for the CQ20V.


Paul

[mcandmar]

When i got a four wheel alignment done they already had an S2 coupe in there computer system. The specs matched perfectly with the Bentley manual for my CQ20v.

This is what i brought with me, same as posted on S2Central,

Front Wheel Alignment:

Total toe in +10' +/- 10'

Camber -50' +/- 30'

Track angle @ 20 % lock:
-1' +/- 30'

Castor:
Coupe +2"15' +/- 30'


Rear Wheel Alignment:

Total toe out +20' +/- 10'

Camber -45" +/- 20'