manowar77 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hi everybody! Im gonna replace my tires on my STS 1995 next week and im gonna do a wheel alignment at the same time! Does anyone know what angles to use? Toe in, Toe out, Camber & Caster! It doesnt say anything in Haynes repair manual and im not sure the tireshop have these specifications on their instrument! Its a Cadillac Seville STS 1995 with 225/60 R16 wheels! Thank you! Quote Roger Martinsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 From the 1997 FSM, which applies to the 1997 model year DeVille, Seville, and Eldorado (all models) and very likely applies to your 1995 STS, page 3A-6, the alignment specifications are: FRONT Caster 2.3 degrees, tolerance 1.0 degrees, match R-L within 1 degree Camber 0 degrees, tolerance 0.5 degrees, match within 0.75 degrees Toe (LH-RH), 0.2 degrees, tolerance 0.2 degrees Toe (per wheel), 0.1 degrees, tolerance 0.1 degrees Steering wheel angle, 0 degrees, tolerance 2.5 degrees Thrust angle, not given REAR Caster, not given; match R-L -0.3 degrees with tolerance 0.5 degrees Camber, 0 degrees, tolerance 0.75 degrees, cross camber (LH-RH) 0.2 degrees, tolerance 0.2 degrees Steering wheel angle 0 degrees, tolerance 0.1 degrees The detailed descriptions of exactly what is meant by each specification, how they are measured and adjusted, etc. is on pages 3A-1 through 3A-5 of the FSM. The torque specifications on the bolts is on page 3A-6. If you intend to continue dong fine work on your Cadillac, you should get a FSM for it. They are still available new from Helm, Inc. and people find them on eBay all the time. Quote -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manowar77 Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Thank you Jim! The reason that i am getting an wheel alignment are because i replaced the left front hub bearing and about about 2 years ago and i havent noticed any abnormal wear on the front tires since then but you should always do a wheel alignment after that! Just in case because i want the new tires to last a long time Thanks for the info! Quote Roger Martinsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 You're very welcome. Your alignment equipment and/or supplies should have printed or online data to check against the alignment specifications that I gave you. If something is significantly different, go with the numbers that I gave because they are pretty typical of modern cars with strut front suspension and independent rear suspension. Quote -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manowar77 Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I will do that! The tires that are on the car now are 235/60R16 and i am gonna put 4 original size 225/60R16 on it! Should work well Quote Roger Martinsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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