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Raceboy
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 Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:25 pm Post subject: Help! Need rear suspension alignment tool measurements! |
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| Quote: | The rear suspension is far less common and harder to understand, since it is an unusual torsion bar arrangement. The positive side of this is that camber and toe are adjustable simply by loosening bolts and moving parts to the correct location. The downside is that both toe and camber are adjusted at the same time, and getting them both right at the same time can be tricky. There is an eccentric bolt provided to adjust camber, but control of the toe at the same time is not possible - unless you have the Porsche tool! The tool is P221 (right), and fortunately can be bought new for less than $20. If you plan on aligning your car yourself, it's a must-have. If you plan on having the alignment done professionally, either find a mechanic who has this tool (and can therefore correctly adjust your rear alignment) or consider buying one.
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Anyway, this tool P221 costs more than 150$ in local dealership, so could anyone give me measurements of that thing and I can have this in no time and very little money? Please?
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924RACR
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:08 am Post subject: |
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That's insane, they're $22 over here.
Maybe Jason will ship over there?
http://www.paragon-products.com/product_p/p221.htm
Small pin is 12mm dia, 9mm long. Large dia is 21.7mm (might be worn down from 22) and 13mm long. Hex is for 24mm wrench (actual is about 23.75mm) and about 20mm long.
HTH...
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Raceboy
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:11 am Post subject: |
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Thanks! I can now let this tool be done in no time and it costs app. 10-15 bucks 
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Smoothie
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:30 am Post subject: |
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This would need verification, but for some reason I recall that a spare camber eccentric bolt can be used to adjust the toe*. Not sure if or where I read that because I can't find it now.
Obviously you got them already, but the measurements for the tool are easy enough to find - the diameter of the outer hole of the toe adjustment at the spring plate = the diameter of the larger round part of the tool and the width of the inner slot of the toe adjustment = the diameter for the smaller part of the tool.
I actually used a large screwdriver to pry at the toe adjustment when I did mine - http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/smoothies931pics/detail?.dir=a7d5&.dnm=e941.jpg&.src=ph (but I'd recommend using the tool if you can get one)
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Smoothie
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Smoothie
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Hey, I went ahead and made me one a' dem. 7 pics starting here - http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/smoothies931pics/detail?.dir=/a7d5&.dnm=553e.jpg&.src=ph
Total cost was just over $6... $2.80 for the big bolt and $3.38 for the smaller one (due no doubt to the highly specialized nature of the metric bolt 'round these parts  ).
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Raceboy
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Thanks Smoothie! My metal piece should be ready for now, I'll go and see in the shop today. Oh, and I had them to make me two new banjo fitting bolts too for 931 oil lines (oled were stretched and cracked). All this for app. 25 bucks 
But all this could become handy for someone who wants to get himself a rear suspension adjustment tool 
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