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The above link goes to ten pictures that make up the wheel alignment procedure as outlined in the service manual. This is "The Factory Service Manual" section 02 Front Suspension - Wheel Alignment - Standard Procedure. It is ten very redundant very redundant pages that could have been written in two or three pages.
You will need extra shims if you need/want more camber or caster. I have shims on order, will have a price and part number later. These shims are unique to this car. Maybe the Giulia uses them, but no USA cars use them.
I finally decided to take my car to an independent alignment shop and my dealer gave me a printout of that section of the manual.
I stayed with the mechanic which turned out to be good for both of us. The car is a PAIN to align. We didn't have any extra shims and used some old Chevy shims temporarily.
Prior to this, my car drove like crap. It took a lot of concentration at high speeds and kept darting all over, even on smooth roads. Rough roads or grooved roads were a bitch. The only time it felt stable was in a turn, and sometimes not then.
Now, it is a nice car to drive again.
The specs were all wrong as in not what Alfa called for. The biggest problem was that the wheels were towed-out. The rears were out the most. Now the tow is good but the camber/caster is only better. When I get shims I will go back so they can finish the job.
There are four spec listings based on wheel size and fuel level. Alfa uses degrees and minutes. 15 minutes is 1/4 (0.25) degree. I don't know how that translates to tow-in which is normally measured in length.
Please note that the rear wheel calls for tow-out. This is why the car darts all over the road and feels unstable. Both front and rear tow should be about 1/16 inch (0.15875 cm) negative.
******************* front **************** rear *********
Specs ***** : caster *** camber ** tow ***** camber * tow
17/18 empty : 2d 8m ** -0d 44m * -0d 4m * -1d 42m * 0d 40m
17/18 * full *: 2d 11m * -0d 45m * -0d 5m * -1d 45m * 0d 40m
18/19 empty : 2d 8m ** -0d 59m * -0d 4m * -1d 42m * 0d 40m
18/19 * full *: 2d 11m * -1d ***** -0d 5m * -1d 45m * 0d 40m
Easy reading specs:
***********: +2 1/4d * -1 1/4d ** -1/16 ** -1 3/4d ** -1/16
Track cars will want three or four negative degrees camber while street going cars should be around two (negative) degrees.
The above link goes to ten pictures that make up the wheel alignment procedure as outlined in the service manual. This is "The Factory Service Manual" section 02 Front Suspension - Wheel Alignment - Standard Procedure. It is ten very redundant very redundant pages that could have been written in two or three pages.
You will need extra shims if you need/want more camber or caster. I have shims on order, will have a price and part number later. These shims are unique to this car. Maybe the Giulia uses them, but no USA cars use them.
I finally decided to take my car to an independent alignment shop and my dealer gave me a printout of that section of the manual.
I stayed with the mechanic which turned out to be good for both of us. The car is a PAIN to align. We didn't have any extra shims and used some old Chevy shims temporarily.
Prior to this, my car drove like crap. It took a lot of concentration at high speeds and kept darting all over, even on smooth roads. Rough roads or grooved roads were a bitch. The only time it felt stable was in a turn, and sometimes not then.
Now, it is a nice car to drive again.
The specs were all wrong as in not what Alfa called for. The biggest problem was that the wheels were towed-out. The rears were out the most. Now the tow is good but the camber/caster is only better. When I get shims I will go back so they can finish the job.
There are four spec listings based on wheel size and fuel level. Alfa uses degrees and minutes. 15 minutes is 1/4 (0.25) degree. I don't know how that translates to tow-in which is normally measured in length.
Please note that the rear wheel calls for tow-out. This is why the car darts all over the road and feels unstable. Both front and rear tow should be about 1/16 inch (0.15875 cm) negative.
******************* front **************** rear *********
Specs ***** : caster *** camber ** tow ***** camber * tow
17/18 empty : 2d 8m ** -0d 44m * -0d 4m * -1d 42m * 0d 40m
17/18 * full *: 2d 11m * -0d 45m * -0d 5m * -1d 45m * 0d 40m
18/19 empty : 2d 8m ** -0d 59m * -0d 4m * -1d 42m * 0d 40m
18/19 * full *: 2d 11m * -1d ***** -0d 5m * -1d 45m * 0d 40m
Easy reading specs:
***********: +2 1/4d * -1 1/4d ** -1/16 ** -1 3/4d ** -1/16
Track cars will want three or four negative degrees camber while street going cars should be around two (negative) degrees.
