Rear Suspension

Check, adjust and/or measure wheel alignment in accordance with procedures indicated in figure:

WHEEL ARCH HEIGHT








1. Adjust tire pressure to specifications.
2. Set vehicle under "curb weight" conditions. (Empty luggage compartment, install spare tire, jack, service tools, and top up fuel tank.)
3. Set steering wheel in a wheel-forward position.
4. Suspend thread from wheel arch (point "A" in figure below) to determine a point directly above center of spindle.
5. Measure distance between measuring point "A" and center of spindle.

CAMBER
Inspection
1. Place front wheel on turning radius gauge. Make sure ground contacting surfaces of front and rear wheels are set at the same height.





2. Set ST into the center of the wheel, and then install the wheel alignment gauge.
ST 927380002 ADAPTER

WHEEL TOE-IN
Inspection
1. Using a toe-in gauge, measure rear wheel toe-in.
Toe-in: 0 ± 3 mm (0 ± 0.12 inch)
2. Mark rear sides of left and right tires at height corresponding to center of spindles and measure distance "A" between marks.
3. Move vehicle forward so that marks line up with front sides at height corresponding to center of spindles.





4. Measure distance "B" between left and right marks. Toe-in can then be obtained by the following equation:

Adjustment
1. Loosen self-locking nut on inner side of link rear.





CAUTION:
^ When loosening or tightening adjusting bolt, hold bolt head and turn self-locking nut.
^ Discard loosened self-locking nut and replace with a new one.

2. Turn adjusting bolt head until toe-in is at the specification.





NOTE: When left and right wheels are adjusted for toe-in at the same time, the movement of one scale graduation changes toe-in by approximately 3 mm (0.12 inch).

3. Tighten self-locking nut.
Tightening torque: 120 Mm (12.2 kgf-cm, 88 ft. lbs.)

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.
Thrust angle: Less than 30' when "L" is equal to or less than 23 mm (0.91 inch).

Adjustment
1. Make thrust angle adjustments by turning toe-in adjusting bolts of rear suspension equally in the same direction.
2. 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.





3. When left and right adjusting bolts are turned incrementally by one graduation in the same direction, the thrust angle will change approximately 10' ["L" is almost equal to 7.5 mm (0.295 inch)].
Thrust angle: 0° ± 30'

NOTE: Thrust angle refers to a mean value of left and right rear wheel toe angles in relation to vehicle body center line. Vehicle is driven straight in the thrust angle direction while swinging in the oblique direction depending on the degree of the mean thrust angle.

Thrust angle: r = (a - B)/2
a: Right rear wheel toe-in angle
B: Left rear wheel toe-in angle





NOTE: Here, use only positive toe-in values from each wheel to substitute for a and B in the equation.