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MG MGF Technical - quick track advice

whats the correct tracking values please??? as what rover use as i am going back to garage.

is it front toe out 0 degrees 10 min
rear in 0 dgrees 10 min

are theses the correct values????

darren mk
darren jeffery

From Rob's site - http://www.mgf.ultimatemg.com/group2/suspension/tracking.htm

Might make you think twice about sticking to the 'standard' settings ;o)
Mike Hankin

hi mike thank for the advice in your opinon and what car you have. what would be the best settting for me ???? i have a 18 mgf k series car 01 plate many thanks darren i was reading that 0 toe and rear was good umm darren
darren jeffery

Darren,
I'm currently running 0°5' toe in at the front and a little bit more on the rear (something near 0°10' I think) The car is much more stable at high speed and I have better feeling when cornering. Definately forget about the toe out at the front!
Jerome

Hi Darren,

Depends what you're after, and what the other factors are. Reducing the front toe or going toe in rather than toe out will make your tyres last longer, particularly if the car sits lower than 'factory 4x4 mode'. Only downside is that crosswinds have more effect, but less so if you have a front splitter fitted. I run parallel rears and toe in at the front, but that's more a track setup and is a bit nervous on motorways that are less than glassy-smooth.

As Rob's page notes, having rear compliance washers or stiffer poly bushes makes a big difference, without them I'd be reluctant to stray too far from the standard rear settings in case you get undesirable characteristics.
Mike Hankin

Mike,
I found crosswinds more noticeable when I had toe out at the front compared to toe in now (no front splitter, no compliance washers for the moment) probably your toe 0° at the rear can explain the fact that you feel the crosswinds (AFAIK toe in at the rear provides more stability)
Jerome

Darren, I haven't got much more to add - the guys have already said everything I would have said :o)

If you're asking for a set of figures, then perhaps 0 degrees front (parallel) and 10 minutes toe-in rear is the best for a car with other wise completely standard suspension, although I do rather like the car when a couple of minutes of angle are added to toe-in the front wheels... :o)
Rob Bell

This thread was discussed between 30/04/2006 and 01/05/2006

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