RE: [VintageLambo] espada front end alignment

My specs read the same, though for front castor I have 3 deg., 5" Essentially, the Espada is a neutral setup, especially by today"s sportscar standards. The 2-mm front- and rear toe-in and lack of camber create just enough tension to have it track straight down the road with a relatively flat V of steering effort off center (though not a lot of on-center feel, but that is also the fault of the recirc. ball steering). Anything less and she"ll wander at speed. Anything more and the steering effort off-center will become quite heavy and the turn-in very touchy and un-touring car like (plus you"ll go through tires more quickly). I applaud Lamborghini for leaning toward a very comfortable, stable chassis tune for long-distance touring. Anyone who has driven some of the current-generation hyper-tense speeders, like the BMW M3, know these cars can be a real chore on a highway slog. No, the Espada isn"t much of a canyon carver but that"s what people buy M3s and Audi S4s for. PS: don"t forget to check the steering-ball pre-tension while you"re doing your setup. The locknut can work loose over time and the steering gets quite loose and sloppy. Last summer my co-worker was considering dialing more toe-in on his Ghibli to reign in sloppy steering (he has a similar ZF recirc ball unit) and we noticed that the locknut and tensioner were quite loose. One or two turns sharpened her right up. AR -----Original Message----- From: John Allott [mailto:jallott@albury.net.au] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 5:20 AM To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [VintageLambo] espada front end alignment Hi Sheldon, I looked around for a shop who had an older guy who knew what to do from experience, not a younger guy who just went by the numbers. According to my manual, the figures are as follows Front Toe-In +2mm Front Camber 0 degrees Front Caster 1 degree 30minutes Rear Toe-In2 - 3 mm (I assume 2 to 3mm) Rear Camber -30 minutes I can"t understand why the front toe-in is shown as +2mm and the rear as 2 - 3 mm, but that is how it is written. We tried to set my Espada up to around 2mm of toe-in on both front and back wheels, and got close, but due to an accident in the past, my left rear wheels will not give correct toe-in (even with all the shims removed) due to a misaligned chassis rail - something for a future job...... Contact me off-list if you want a copy of the drawings of the suspension which show the adjustments, to take with you when you get the car checked.. John jallott@albury.net.au ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 1:22 PM Subject: [VintageLambo] espada front end alignment > Hello: Just wondered if a non dealer shop could align this car? My > front wheels tilt outward like an early VW while my rear wheels are > in a straight line. What is the proper stance for this car? > >regards,Sheldon >