Thrust Angle

THRUST ANGLE





- Inspection
1) Position vehicle on a level surface.
2) Move vehicle 3 to 4 meters directly forward.
3) Determine locus of both front and rear axles.
4) Measure distance "L" between center line of loci of the axles.

(For reference)
- Thrust angle is less than 20' when "L" is equal to or less than 15 mm (0.59 in).

- Adjustment
Make thrust angle adjustments by turning toe-in adjusting bolts of rear suspension equally in the same direction.

NOTE: On FWD models, turn one rear wheel in the opposite direction of the adjusting bolt by the same amount as for the adjusting wheel.

(For reference)
- When one rear wheel is adjusted in a toe-in direction, adjust the other rear wheel equally in toe-out direction, in order to make thrust angle adjustment.
- When left and right adjusting bolts are turned incrementally by one graduation in the same direction (except for FWD models), the thrust angle of the AWD model will change approximately 10' ("L" is almost equal to 7.5 mm (0.295 in) and the thrust angle of the FWD model will change approximately 12' ["L" is almost equal to 9 mm (0.35 in)].

Tolerance of thrust angle:
Less than ±20'