993 factory geo settings
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If you garage doesn't have the geo specs I would be concerned whether they have the tools or knowledge to do the job.
From the 993faq.com website
"Kinematic toe: an attribute of the 993 rear suspension which helps to stabilize the tail-happy tendency of a rear engine car. The toe value changes dynamically while driving, depending upon the forces acting on the car. This is a critical value, and the vast majority of garden-variety garages will have never heard of this parameter, let alone have the tools or knowledge to address it. Kinematic toe is your litmus test to identify these shops and take your alignment work elsewhere. The factory tools to set the kinematic toe are quite expensive; unless the garage does a lot of 993 alignments, they will *not* have the tools in-house."
From the 993faq.com website
"Kinematic toe: an attribute of the 993 rear suspension which helps to stabilize the tail-happy tendency of a rear engine car. The toe value changes dynamically while driving, depending upon the forces acting on the car. This is a critical value, and the vast majority of garden-variety garages will have never heard of this parameter, let alone have the tools or knowledge to address it. Kinematic toe is your litmus test to identify these shops and take your alignment work elsewhere. The factory tools to set the kinematic toe are quite expensive; unless the garage does a lot of 993 alignments, they will *not* have the tools in-house."
grogger993 said:
If you garage doesn't have the geo specs I would be concerned whether they have the tools or knowledge to do the job.
From the 993faq.com website
"Kinematic toe: an attribute of the 993 rear suspension which helps to stabilize the tail-happy tendency of a rear engine car. The toe value changes dynamically while driving, depending upon the forces acting on the car. This is a critical value, and the vast majority of garden-variety garages will have never heard of this parameter, let alone have the tools or knowledge to address it. Kinematic toe is your litmus test to identify these shops and take your alignment work elsewhere. The factory tools to set the kinematic toe are quite expensive; unless the garage does a lot of 993 alignments, they will *not* have the tools in-house."
Appreciate your concern, but there's not a lot I can do about it sadly - I live somewhat in the sticks in Spain, so there's not a lot of choice!From the 993faq.com website
"Kinematic toe: an attribute of the 993 rear suspension which helps to stabilize the tail-happy tendency of a rear engine car. The toe value changes dynamically while driving, depending upon the forces acting on the car. This is a critical value, and the vast majority of garden-variety garages will have never heard of this parameter, let alone have the tools or knowledge to address it. Kinematic toe is your litmus test to identify these shops and take your alignment work elsewhere. The factory tools to set the kinematic toe are quite expensive; unless the garage does a lot of 993 alignments, they will *not* have the tools in-house."
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