hcanning Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Hey, Asking on behalf of a friend out of curiosity... How adjustable are IS200s? I see theyr'e quite a popular car on here! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 They have front/rear toe and front camber..... The reason you see loads here is the Lexus positions don't work!?! Meaning some cars eat the front tyres in 5k Some years back i re-wrote the chassis positions to stop the problem and the rest is history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeofpoole Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 They have front/rear toe and front camber..... The reason you see loads here is the Lexus positions don't work!?! Meaning some cars eat the front tyres in 5k Some years back i re-wrote the chassis positions to stop the problem and the rest is history Hi Tony, I have just joined and apologise if it's all old hat to you. I have a 2001 Luxus IS200 with 136,000 on the sundial; imagine how many front tyres I've been through! I understand that somewhere you have made common knowledge your "correct" geometry settings for the IS200. Please could you show me where they are so that I can ask my local, friendly tyre man (I stopped using Lexus as soon as the warrentry ran out!) to set up my steering geometry properely. Many thanks, Mikeofpoole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Hi Mike You can buy from us then use one of our centres around the UK> http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/tyre-fitting-centres.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fido99 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Hello, I have Lexus IS200 with TTE lowering springs. After fitting these, geometry was done according to the basic figures set by Lexus. Front tyres are unevenly worn from the inside after few thousand miles. Is it possible to get the correct values for my summer wheel set 8x17 ET 35 with 215/45 R17 tyres and also for winter set of regular Lexus 17" wheels ? As I am located in Prague it is difficult to get it sorted out at WIM so I am trying to get the correct values for my car this way. Thanks for your support !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Front camber of around minus 10/20 minutes (assuming 60minutes to a degree) should suffice a lowered car. That will badly displace toe, correcting toe will then increase castor. Usually they end up with about 7 or so degrees castor. It's easiest to drop the camber, then wind in some of the toe, gradually bring the two together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fido99 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Thanks for that data...is that applicable for both the OEM wheels and also for the wider ones with different offset? Also, is it possible that the inside tyre wear is caused by some part of the front axle i.e. lower ball joint, camber joint or some other part being "tired"? My car has around 75000 miles. Thanks for your help !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 A "wildly" different offset would come into play but not as impacting as lowering. Worn ball joints etc would also have an effect but the wear wouldn't be so confined as the historic "camber/ castor" issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fido99 Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Hello, thanks for your advice !!!! Today, I changed my summer tyres for the winter ones and I found that the rear tyres are also extremely worn from the inside. The allignment was set this spring according to Lexus values after fitting the TTE springs. Do you have any idea what values should be used for rear axle in order to get rid of the uneven wear? I remember there was not much space for the castor on one of the rear wheels, is it possible? Thanks for your patience with my questions, I am in trouble as there are about 10 of IS200 in my country.... hard to share any experience here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 There's no castor on the rear wheels.... What end positions did you have on the rear camber on the last Geo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fido99 Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Sorry, I meant camber... I dont have the report but I remember it was not possible to get on the Lexus value. The left side was worse than the right one and both were set on the maximum (both bottom sides of wheels closest to each other) and still being too much in the "A" shape. I am going to get it checked and/or adjusted on tuesday or wednesday so I will save the report. I will also try to convince the technician to set the front on the values provided by CIH above, hopefully getting better results at least on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 On the lowered Lex the rear target is -1 degree 30', in this event the front camber target is -30 to -40', not what CIH suggested, all other values would be stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fido99 Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Great info, thanks a lot !!! I will see if it will be possible to get to these values, hopefully there will be some adjustment left... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 I wouldn't be to concerned if the rear camber remains deep ( within reason ), if the oem adjuster runs out and you have than -40' on the front you can fit and adjustable upper ball joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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