I will admitt, I have not looked in teh manual. I assume it is not there.
have a look at the scan in my tech gallery
I really can not find it. Can you give me couple pointers or a link?
Front: Camber .3 to -.7 degrees; Caster 7.5 to 8.5 degrees; Toe .00 to .08 degrees; Total Toe .00 to .17 degrees; Steer Ahead -.05 to .95 degrees.
Rear: Camber -.8 to -1.8 degrees; Toe .00 to .17 degrees; Total Toe .00 to .33 degrees; Thrust Angle -.17 to .17 degrees.
Found it - its a little tricky to search for all these files:
http://www.planet-9.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=129
Jim's and Guy's files are very different in numbers. Is there an authoritative
Porsche
document for alignment? I have a
Cayman
2.7 right hand drive with
Cayman S
spec 18" wheels and I'm doing my first `3rd party' alignment, so I need them bad... TIA!
The specs I reported are the
Porsche
spec ranges for a '06 CS. Your settings should fall somewhere within those ranges, except that you might want maximum obtainable negative camber in front.
Porsche
may not even provide specific specs, as optimum settings may vary according to usage and personal preference. When your car is on the rack for an alignment, the alignment spec ranges for your
Cayman
should come up on the display. The technician will work within those to get the numbers you request.
I think I have about -1.0 degree camber in front. Toe-in is about .04 total. I don't think caster is independently adjustable, but you'd probably want maximum possible, given the camber and toe settings. In the rear I have about -1.8 camber, and .08 total toe-in.
jim, your toe: 0.17 or 1.7 deg?
I went to my actual alignment printout to check (shouldn't have trusted my memory). Actual settings were as follows.
Front: Camber -1.0 left; -1.1 right. Caster 7.8 left; 7.7 right. Toe-in .06 each side (.12 total).
Rear: Camber -1.8 each side. Toe-in .08 left; .10 right (.18 total).
I worked with the technician to get those as a compromise for street, track, and autocross. I sat in the driver's seat during the alignment. I wanted as much negative camber as we could get front and rear, with a little toe in the front, and a little more than that in the rear. Even less toe-in (zero toe, or even a little toe-out) in front would help turn-in more on track, but it would also make the car wander more while driving straight, requiring more steering corrections.
